NYPD on High Alert: Fears Iran Sanctions Raise Terror Risk
Says Growing Sanctions, Israeli Threats Put City at Risk
Speaking today at an anti-terror conference, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly cautioned that he believes the city of New York is under a growing risk of terror attack because of the ongoing US sanctions against Iran, as well as the constant threats of an Israeli attack against the nation.
Kelly indicated that an Israeli attack on Iran would likely put New York at risk of retaliation owing to the city’s large Jewish population, but also said that the anger at the financial sanctions imposed on Iran could spill over into an attack.
“We’ve been concerned about Iran for awhile,” Kelly added, saying the city’s police are on high alert over the possibility of the tensions and worsening international relations sparking a strike.
NYPD Intelligence Division officials also spoke at the conference, saying that they believed that threats against the city have a “direct relation” with the tension over Iran’s civilian nuclear program.
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R.C.
October 10th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Oh please.
We all know that the NYPD is in bed with Israel.
It seems not even our local police departments are safe from the prying influence of the State of Israel.
Klyde
October 11th, 2012 at 1:49 am
Does this mean they're going to stop and frisk even more black and hispanic men?
jacksplace58
October 11th, 2012 at 2:29 am
And the sky just keeps on falling Henny Penny,
JohnDowser
October 11th, 2012 at 3:52 am
Just like some were so concerned back then about Saddam targeting NYC and other cities that it took years to realize he had nothing to do with it after actually being attacked. It's a way of preempting and predefining events and reactions to those events: "creating history". This used to be only the inside view of a high level cabal but now ends up being public policy at local levels. Like a disease spreading!
JohnDowser
October 11th, 2012 at 3:52 am
Just like some were so concerned back then about Saddam targeting NYC and other cities that it took years to realize he had nothing to do with it after actually being attacked. It's a way of preempting and predefining events and reactions to those events: "creating history". This used to be only the inside views of a high level cabal but now ends up being public policy at local levels. Like a disease spreading!
nomange
October 11th, 2012 at 4:24 am
Another phony claim by the NYPD to deflect from New Yorkers' growing impatience with the department's overreaching in conducting surveillance, or its rough arrest tactics breaking up peaceful demonstrations, or its arbitrary stop and frisk policies. New Yorkers should push for lower NYPD salaries, and lower benefits, so that the rank and file can get the message that something is wrong.
jtr
October 11th, 2012 at 4:46 am
are you dumb americans listening to these politicians,Iran is almost three thousand miles away from NY what kind of a threat are they talking about.That butt wipe Kelly should stop drinking that cool aid.
goldhoarder
October 11th, 2012 at 5:06 am
NYPD, Bloomberg, and Kelly are forming their own army. Next thing you know they will be threatening to invade Iran. These people are crazy. Batshit crazy.
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/01/mayor_bloombergs_…
I was in Fayetteville NC recently. The NYPD advertises on the radio for soldiers getting out to move to NYC and apply for a job. They are recruiting soldiers. Our leaders are totally nuts.
Toba
October 11th, 2012 at 6:50 am
Quick! pour another large sum of the taxpayers dollars in the NYPD counterintelligence trough. Those pigs are never satisfied with the taste or scent of their garbage. Also it causes money to set people up with all the paid informants realizing just how much of an extra comfortable living they can make off of ill informed idiots and naive people. Nice try Mr Kelly but the so called enemy you have created is not going to target us here, they will target us elsewhere in the World where it would be easier.
wthePoster
October 11th, 2012 at 8:40 am
Always its own superbubble, NYC suffered a cataclysmic blow to its safety at the core of its unique concentration of the nation's wealth, communications and corporate media. The resulting NYC PTSD has infected all of them, NYPD included, with skewed judgment about 'national' security. Think: if all our wealth and media had been in New Orleans, brought to the brink of ruin by Katrina, we'd be pursuing a totally different set of foreign policy objectives.
skulz fontaine
October 11th, 2012 at 9:46 am
ALERT ALERT IN BLOOMBERGVILLE! Danger Will Robinson Danger!! Run in circles, scream hysterically, shout insanely and head for the tunnels!!!
ML3
October 11th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Iran doesn't have to go as far as NYC to attack Jewish people. There are 25,000 happy jews who live in Iran; and anyway, Israel is MUCH closer geographically than America to Iran.
Proves again the authorities here think we are so dumb as to imagine it is 2002 all over again and Saddam was ready to nuke us all.
Cowering sheep led to the slaughter.
R.C.
October 11th, 2012 at 11:39 am
The NYPD —–New York's "finest" Just doing it's duty for the lobby!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jamal
October 11th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Police constantly have to invent reasons to rationalize their absurdly high numbers & salaries in the US. Fear mongering, racism, Islamaphobia, & hatred seem to be very effective these days.