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WND: Schumer Demands better Mall security
EFLU.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D.-N.Y., says the governmentâs indictment of Nuradin Abdi for plotting with al-Qaida to bomb shopping malls, coupled with recently uncovered documents showing the March 11 Madrid train bombers also planned to attack Parquesur, a large suburban shopping center there, are "clear proof" the U.S. is not doing enough to protect the nationâs shopping malls from terror attacks. -snip- "More and more evidence is mounting that if they want to attack again, theyâll do it someplace closer to home like a shopping center. Weâve gone all-out to shore up air security, and now we have to catch up with mall security as well." According to a press statement, Schumerâs proposal includes: 1. Installing high-tech radiation detectors at malls in high-risk areas like New York.However, when New Yorkâs WABC-TV interviewed shoppers Sunday on the mall fear-factor, most didnât sound too worried. "Iâm aware that itâs a problem," J. Grier told WABC. "I feel very confident that weâre not any more safe than we were prior to 9-11; in fact I think weâre in greater jeopardy and I canât let it stop me because life goes on." "Ya know there hasnât been anything happening in a while around here and I think people have sort of put it out of their mind. I feel safe," offered shopper Bruce Heron. Schumer reportedly wants to spend about $1 billion on his plan. After the Madrid attacks in March, Schumer says, he asked Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Commerce Secretary Don Evans to find a way to expedite development of devices that can detect traces of explosives, biological weapons and chemical weapons, without requiring that individual shoppers be screened. "One thing the 9/11 Commission showed us this week is just how detailed al-Qaidaâs detailed plans to attack us were. The terrorists are smart enough to hit us where we strongest, not where we are weak. That means we have to move on mall security, and do it now," Schumer said. I think weâll do OK here in Fort Wayne, without beefed up CBR defense at the mall. I would appreciate it if Schumer would protect the Spencerâs on his own dime. Personally, I demand beefed up security at barber shops, automotive parts stores and Blockbusters. Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-24 |
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