The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The percentage of Americans who have created an emergency plan for a terrorist attack has dropped in the last year, along with the proportion of Americans who believe terrorists may strike near their home or workplace, according to two new studies released Tuesday.
Civil preparedness experts said these and other are going in precisely the wrong direction, with U.S. authorities warning that al-Qaida is determined to strike the United States this summer or fall. The marketing information was released at a conference Tuesday at George Washington University.
“We need to narrow the universe of the unprepared, of those we need to worry about in a catastrophic situation, and it is not going to be easy,” Red Cross President Marsha Evans said in a speech Tuesday outlining her group’s survey on emergency preparedness. “Every one of those unprepared Americans is a potential barrier to the effectiveness of our response to any disaster.”
Eyewitness News Investigation: Part of New York's Border Left Wide Open?
By The Eyewitness News Investigators
(New York-WABC, July 20, 2004) — With the threat of a terror attack hanging over both political conventions, we have uncovered alarming security gaps. In some areas the border is wide open and unguarded. The New York State border with Canada stretches 500 miles. Anyone that crosses it, including a possible terrorist, can be in the tri-state area in just a few hours. Jim Hoffer is here with his exclusive report.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/investigators/wabc_investigators_072004border.html
“Every one of those unprepared Americans is a potential barrier to the effectiveness of our response to any disaster.”
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