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| Kean Says Fort Dix Terror Plot Emphasizes Need for Need-Based Distribution of Security Funds | |
| 2007-05-08 | |
| Assemblyman Sean Kean today said the planned terrorist attack on Fort Dix by six Islamic terrorists that was foiled last night by federal authorities should provide ample evidence of why he has continued to fight for a need-based system of distributing state homeland security dollars. “Luckily in this instance law enforcement officials were able to thwart this possible terrorist attack before it got off the ground,” said Kean, R-Monmouth. “But hopefully this will serve as a reminder that we need to remain ever vigilant against these threats and that one way to do so is to ensure we are wisely utilizing our state homeland security dollars.” Kean has been leading the effort over the past three years to put a stop to the practice under past administrations through which more than $20 million of homeland security funds meant for local police, fire, and first aid officials was handed out based purely on politics.
Fort Dix is located in the 8th and 30th Legislative Districts, and adjacent to the 9th Legislative District. Those districts were largely ignored in the funding process – presumably due to their Republican representation in the Legislature. There are reports the terrorists were also looking at Fort Monmouth as a potential target. Last month it was revealed that many towns which did receive funding under this program, apparently never needed – or cared to utilized – those funds. New Jersey municipalities have forfeited $2.78 million in homeland security grants for failing to use those dollars. “We have homeland security dollars that have been squandered and now reclaimed by the state and we should put those dollars to good use,” said Kean. “We can correct the mistakes of the past by allowing towns snubbed in the last grant process to seek these much needed funds – and then actually awarding dollars based on the merit of those applications.” | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Fort Dix's medical facilities, while excellent during the Cold War, is geared mainly for recruit processing-health and regional unit mobilization. IMO THIS INCIDENT + KEAN'S COMMENTS IS JUST EVER MORE EVIDENCIA THAT THE WOT > WAR TO THE DEATH = WAR AGAINST AMERICA = WAR FOR ANTI-US SOCIALISM, etal. collusory or inter-linked National-Global agendas, WHICH AMER CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. In the LT end, what will matter most for mainstream Amers ARE WHAT FREEDOMS-RIGHTS WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO THE PEOPLE BY GOVT = PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ONCE THIS WOT IS WON. It doesn't matter to Amer's enemies, including but not limited to anti-Amer Americans = Amerikans, the USSA = SSR/USR, iff America voluntarily or unilaterally adopts [anti-US]OWG and Commie-Socie World Order, or is FORCED to do so by the "World/International Community". NORTH KOREA, etc = Amer Global SSR/USR [OIL STORM] > are PCorrectly = Diplomatically belabeled as independent, sovereignm abdor "democratic"m etc. despite being covertly de facto controlled/ dominated by another State(s). ARE A SLAVE-PEON WHOM JUST ISN'T BEING "LEGALLY" CALLED A SLAVE OR PEON. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-08 22:30 |
| #5 fort protection ought not be a homeland security responsibility. It isn't that which he wants money for. It's for first-responders and civilian medical facilities. I don't think Ft.Dix has a full-blown hospital capable of handling mass casualties. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-05-08 20:28 |
| #4 Republican STATES don't need as much protection money, because if they are not encumbered by Democrat gun control laws (like New Jersey) Republicans are willing and able to assume a lot of protection duty themselves, at no cost. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-05-08 18:26 |
| #3 I think there should some of these funds set aside as rewards. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2007-05-08 14:37 |
| #2 I don't disagree with the assemblyman, just technically, fort protection ought not be a homeland security responsibility. In fact in this case, I don't really see where DoHS money would have been particulaly useful. An alert citizen called the FBI, the FBI and the military took the matter seriously, and I presume most of the costs were paid by the feds. Perhaps the HS funding will cover Governor Corzine's |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-05-08 14:34 |
| #1 Kean Says Fort Dix Terror Plot Emphasizes Need for Need-Based Distribution of Security Funds Is that the longest header in Rantburg history? |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-05-08 14:21 |