Sunday, September 25, 2011

Homeland Security may not be the only problem.

A lot of conversation and a lot of ink have been spent recently concerning the powers of Homeland Security and the tools being deployed to counter terrorism threats in America. Some conspiracy theorists still maintain that 9/11 was an inside job, while others believe that at least one of the planes that day was brought down by friendly fire as opposed to the "Let's Roll" scenario that has been popularized since the crash of flight 93 in Shanksville Pa. But what if there were other entities who had the ability to bring down a commercial airliner if they felt that the need had arisen? Apparent that capability exists and in my opinion, that is a scary thought. Not to mention that it is a more than questionable authority that the capability is being based on. NYPD has capability to shoot down planes.
The chief of the New York Police Department says city police could take down a plane if needed. Commissioner Ray Kelly tells CBS' "60 Minutes" that after the Sept. 11 attacks, he decided the city couldn't rely on the federal government alone. He set about creating the NYPD's own counter-terrorism unit. He says the department is prepared for multiple scenarios and could even take down a plane. Kelly didn't divulge details but said "obviously this would be in a very extreme situation." Other measures include sending NYPD officers abroad, using radiation detectors and creating a network of surveillance cameras in Manhattan. The interview airs Sunday evening. It comes just a few weeks after the tenth anniversary of 9/11, when hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

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