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Officials calling for vigilance among residents regarding terrorists http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=220068 <http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=220068&SecID=33> &SecID=33 By: Britt Godshalk ALBANY, N.Y. -- With the 9/11 anniversary approaching... A question: "The question that has been on everyone's mind since that fateful day. Are we safer? Have we been able to create the systems and put them up in place so we can know what the threats are before they occur?" Michael Balboni, New York State Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, asked. And an answer, from those whose job it is to protect the state, and the country, from another tragedy. "Yes, we are safer than we were six years ago. Are we safe enough? No we're not, we're not there yet," said Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara of the Information Sharing Environment for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence In an effort to get there, Ambassador Thomas McNamara joined members of the state offices of Homeland Security, Public Safety, Police and the FBI in a closed door meeting about the need for departments to work together in the fight against terrorism and the importance of the general public's role in that fight. "And many people have this misconception that if your not in New York City you don't matter because you're not a target. Nothing could be further from the truth," Balboni said. Something learned in the years since 9/11. Although major cities are the most likely targets, terrorists often make key preparations outside city lines. They will live outside the target area, cover themselves, have cells that will support them all around the country and not come to the target until the time comes to conduct the terrorist attack. So what can Albany do? Just as was just said to you. Pay attention. Note that the homegrown terrorist is at home," McNamara said. Although there is no specific evidence that terror cells exist in upstate New York, officials note they cannot outright say cells don't exist here. The thousands of calls placed to the state's terrorism tips line since 2002 led to only a handful of non-terrorism related arrests. But officials say what counts is that the call is made. "We're asking that everybody keep their eyes and ears open and to report any suspicious activity," said New York State Office of Homeland Security General F. David Sheppard. It's a reminder that, over the years, officials have put in every corner of the state. On mouse pads, on chip clips, even on ice scrapers. That number again is (866) NYS SAFE. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
