Cities Brace For Terrorism Threat Rankings

[CoffeeCat]

Great. Just what BushCo wants...fear stricken Americans looking to Junior for comfort. They're going to "rank" cities according to terror-threat levels. The level determines funding. People from underfunded cities will be up in arms and terrified that they won't have the resources to fight terror. People from high-ranking cities will get injected with a fresh dose of, "be afraid...be very afraid...still!"

Do the psy-ops ever end?


http://www.kcci.com/news/9295774/detail.html

WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department's 2007 list of cities at the highest risk of terrorism comes out Wednesday. Some big towns may not make the cut.

Being listed means a share in a $740 million anti-terror grant. That's down from $855 million Congress provided a year ago. The downside of making the list is that the feds think your city is in more danger than most.

The funding is part of an overall $1.7 billion Homeland Security grant program to prevent and respond to terror attacks.

Eleven cities, including Las Vegas and San Diego, may be booted in 2007. The new Homeland Security formula is based largely on intelligence about terror threats and the possible consequences.

[Stephanie]

1. New York Ranks George bush WORST President of ALL TIME

Geez, Ford told us to drop dead. but George Bush let it happen.

[theabbot]

2. Oh, those New Yorkers just don't understand the threat of terrorism...

like the salt-of-the-earth people from rural North Dakota or Alaska.

Or, to paraphrase Ann Coulter:
Don't Manhattanites understand that they, too, would be hit in the event of a nuclear war? Why don't they get it?

</sarcasm>

[CoffeeCat]

5. Why does New York hate America? (nt)

[sandnsea]

3. I think Democrats pushed for this

If I'm not mistaken, this was in response to the news back in 2004 that this money was going to buy unnecessary crap in places like Wyoming who were likely to never have a terrorism attack. Democrats wanted a different formula to distribute money to where it was really needed, and it sounds like this is it. Yes the Bushies will use it to scare the crap out of people, but we'd be flat stupid to not remind people that they're going to start getting fair funding because of Democrats.

Then again, this wouldn't be the first time the left helped give away an issue that made Dems the ones who were smart and strong on defense.

[MindPilot]

4. So my city is off the list

From the home of three Marine bases, half-a-dozen Navy bases, nestled safely within the sixth largest economy in the world, fuck 'em. San Diego is quite capable of taking care of herself.

Seems to me that Vegas would be the ultimate target for a suicide bomber, but no one who supposedly hates us for our freedom would attack in the most decadent places they could. But they don't...why? Could it be that this whole terrorism thing is a scam?

[Coventina]

12. I always thought Las Vegas would be a prime target.

For one thing, it represents all the "evils" of America. Western decadence at its finest.

Tourist destination, constant crowds of people.

Nobody would look strange carrying around lots of luggage.

Security is focused ONLY on watching the money. Not on possible bombers.

Ever since I started worrying about it, I've been creeped out when I visit LV. But then, it is kind of a creepy place.

[PSPS]

6. This is going to be like a corporate shakedown

You know, the old "pay us off with no taxes and we'll open up shop in your city, hire a few people, and put a little something extra in your payoff envelope!" Now bush has started a process in motion that will have cities vying to be considered more of a "terrorist target" so they can get a piece of the vigorish.

"Hey! Just rescind your environmwental laws so we can open a dirty nuke power plant in your city and we'll pay you off with a DHS 'grant!'"

[Voltaire99]

7. Aiiieeeeee! I'm BRACING for our RATING!

Actually, I know our city's already:

1,000% Greater Likelihood of Being Run Over By Omnipresent Assholes in SUVs and Pickups Than Hurt By One of The Extremely Tiny Number of Terrorists In The World.

[medeak]

8. Las Vegas is off list

were the 9/11 terroists were actually seen.

Think it's a hit to Harry Reid.

[MiniMe]

9. Well, I'm in DC. I'm pretty sure it will be on the list.

Although, with all of the hot air that blows around here, they may think it is self venting.

[drhilarius]

10. I swear they only list this crap for the frightened yokels in the sticks..

for instance, whenever they blared "orange alert" warnings on the metro, the only people who bothered to look up/ look concerned were the tourists from bumblefuck, USA.

[HuffleClaw]

11. easy to predict.

states that are losing bush support will be 'targets'. simple.

[struggle4progress]

13. Homeland Security Funding: List Of Cities

AP) The Homeland Security Department divided $740 million among 46 cities Wednesday as part of a $1.7 billion counterterrorism grant fund for 2006. While each state will get some money, the grants for cities make up the largest chunk of the funding, which has always been the subject of fierce lobbying by local leaders and members of Congress.

A state-by-state look at what the cities got this year, compared to 2005: <list follows>

http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_151145936.html

[noonwitch]

14. I have no idea where Detroit will end up on that list

It was a cold war kind of target, but not really a terror one.

There are a lot of people from the middle east in the area, and that would make this area more of a potential base for terrorist activities than a target.

When we had the All Star game and the Superbowl, nothing went wrong.