LESS SAFE IN THE BIG APPLE THANKS TO MAYOR DE BLASIO
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New York’s Terrorist-Friendly Mayor’s Policies on Islamist Terrorism Increase Threat
On the thirteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, New York City’s Mayor, the socialist-leaning Bill de Blasio has drawn criticism for some decisions he’s made regarding the way the citizens of New York are protected against possible terror attacks.
The efficacy of the NYPD’s counter-terrorism operations may have been seriously impacted by what is seen by many as a political favor being repaid to a group that helped him get elected, NYC’s Muslim population.
In an article on “The Hill,” John Lehman, a former member of the 9/11 commission described it as “A classic case of taking your eye off the ball at the worst possible time.” He believes de Blasio is discounting the level of threat that is posed by ISIS, saying, “At the very time when the threat suddenly emerges in a whole new additional form focused on the U.S., he decides to end some of the most effective programs in the country in the NYPD counterterrorism unit.” Resources, both in manpower and equipment that used to be dedicated to counter-terrorism activities have been reassigned to other tasks.
His predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, had created a massive counterterrorism unit during his three terms as mayor. Since taking over, de Blasio has moved in the opposite direction, and even disbanded a special surveillance unit which focused on mosques and Muslims groups with terrorist ties.
Those dangerous individuals are now free to roam the city virtually unchecked. That unit also mapped communities, projecting possible locations for the settlement of known radicals as well as monitoring extremists operations at local mosques affiliated with radical Islamist imams.
De Blasio has also made some questionable personnel changes which appear on the surface to have negatively impacted anti-terror enforcement operations, whimsically replacing some very qualified individuals with under-qualified appointments.
Additionally, de Blasio is instituting a city ID which bypasses U.S. immigration law and turns the all of New York into a sanctuary city of gigantic proportions. De Blasio has made it a very simple matter for illegal aliens, including those which wish to do us harm, to evade detection.
As evidence of his commitment to Islamic residents and of his recognition of their support in his election, de Blasio has pushed the addition of two Muslim holidays to be school holidays as well.
The stop and frisk policies of NYPD have been greatly restricted, which, while helping to prevent harassment stops of innocent individuals, has generated concern that the policy has made the ability of law enforcement to act in a meaningful way to people wearing suspicious or inappropriate clothing much more difficult.
Bill de Blasio is a socialist extreme leftist who was voted into office by the people of New York City. If another attack does come, they have themselves to blame for creating a situation in which the terrorists had the advantage over those trying to stop them.
They may wish they had voted for some good old fashioned law enforcement instead of the liberalism they got in its place.
Rick Wells is a conservative author who recognizes that our nation, our Constitution and our traditions are under a full scale assault from multiple threats. Please “Like” him on Facebook, “Follow” him on Twitter or visit www.rickwells.us
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