NYPD built secret files on NJ, Long Island mosques

[dipsydoodle]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Americans living and working in New Jersey's largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department's effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray. The operation in Newark was so secretive even the city's mayor says he was kept in the dark.

For months in mid-2007, plainclothes officers from the NYPD's Demographics Units fanned out across Newark, taking pictures and eavesdropping on conversations inside businesses owned or frequented by Muslims.

The result was a 60-page report, obtained by The Associated Press, containing brief summaries of businesses and their clientele. Police also photographed and mapped 16 mosques, listing them as "Islamic Religious Institutions."

The report cited no evidence of terrorism or criminal behavior. It was a guide to Newark's Muslims.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NYPD_INTELLIGENCE?SITE=NMALJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Maybe the mayor of Newark didn't know, but the mayor of NYC did

Bloomberg really wants to run a National Police Force, sending officers and agents far afield to validate his agenda. Plus, he's a control freak, a micromanager, so I'm sure he knew the mayor of Newark was kept in the dark on this.

[dipsydoodle]

2. I simply don't believe the statement

"It was a guide to Newark's Muslims"

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. It's like Hollywood's Guide to Movie Stars' Homes

Forget Orlando's Disney World.

Forget London's Olympic games.

Come to Newark, see the mosques. See Muslims in a natural habitat. They walk. They talk. They're almost like people.

Bloomberg is certainly entertaining.