[michigander]

NYPD: Subways May Be Target Of Attack In Coming Days

POSTED: 5:12 pm EDT October 6, 2005
UPDATED: 6:57 pm EDT October 6, 2005

NEW YORK -- Authorities stepped up mass transit security Thursday after receiving what city officials called a credible threat that the New York City subway may be the target of a terrorist attack in the coming days. But Homeland Security officials in Washington downplayed the threat, saying it is of "doubtful credibility."

Despite the differing takes on the seriousness of the threat, New York officials mobilized police officers to begin looking through commuters' bags, brief cases, baby strollers and luggage.

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[mewzilla]

Despite the differing takes on the seriousness of the threat, New York officials mobilized police officers to begin looking through commuters' bags, brief cases, baby strollers and luggage...

So any bets on how long until the ACLU pitches a fit?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I agree with Peter King.

The "differing takes" seem to be just more inter or intra-agency policy disputes.

If some individuals don't like Ray Kelly, that's fine.

But I don't think that the lives of New York commuters should be imperiled because of a desire on the part of some bureaucrats to further their own agenda, or hamstring officials who they feel are receiving undeserved publicity/credit for their work.

This is one of the reasons why there are over two thousand fewer New Yorkers today than there were before September 11, 2001.