On the Front Line in the War on Terrorism

City Journal by Judith Miller | Aug. 14, 2007 (Special Report)

Cops in New York and Los Angeles offer America two models for preventing another 9/11.

Three time zones, 3,000 miles, and a cultural galaxy apart, New York and Los Angeles face a common threat: along with Washington, D.C., they're the chief American targets of Islamic terror. And both cities boast top cops, sometime rivals--the cities are fiercely competitive--who know that ensuring that a dog doesn't bark will determine their legacies. After investing millions of dollars in homeland security, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly of New York ... Full Story »

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by Rory O'Connor - Oct. 1, 2008

A well-sourced and extremely detailed look at the anti-terror activities of the NYPD and the LAPD.

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by Pamela de Maigret - Oct. 1, 2008

There is a "hidden agenda" here. Judy Miller, the former New York Times reporter who was repudiated and fired for placing Bush Administration propaganda of the front pages of the NYT, is still towing the White House line that the U.S. people are under dire threat from terrorism. Thanks Judy, for making it easier for the Administration to cancel more and more of our Constitutional freedoms.

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