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Portland Leaves the Joint Terrorism Task Force Again, Becoming Second U.S. City to Cut Ties

[Willamette Week] Portland city council voted to withdraw from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.

The move makes Portland the second city to cut ties with an FBI task force, after San Francisco left its JTTF in 2017. Portland had rejoined the JTTF in 2015.

Commissioner Chloe Eudaly voted with Commissioners Jo Ann Hardesty and Amanda Fritz to pull Portland police officers out of the JTTF, which investigates potential extremist threats.

Commissioner Nick Fish opposed Hardesty's resolution to pull out of the task force. They had proposed making changes to the memorandum that guided the partnership between local police and federal law enforcement agencies.

Eudaly had not publicly indicated her vote before Wednesday's City Council meeting.

"I believe we all want the same thing, we want to keep our communities safe," Eudaly said. "We want to direct our resources toward actual threats."

Before voting in favor of withdraw, Eudaly said she did not trust the federal administration or feel safer now than five years ago.

Hardesty had led the push to withdraw from the JTTF since winning election in November.

"When we talk about one Portland, a Portland where everyone is respected, we cannot in good conscious continue our participation with the JTTF," Hardesty said.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-14 02:31|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 No Fed $

Posted by Frank G 2019-02-14 07:40|| 2019-02-14 07:40|| Front Page Top

#2 When we talk about one Portland, a Portland where everyone is respected

"Including / especially the Antifa goons! We respect them more than anytone!'

Posted by Raj 2019-02-14 07:52|| 2019-02-14 07:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Those who refuse to protect and defend a state have no right to protection by that state.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2019-02-14 08:03|| 2019-02-14 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 If several million people in a blue city like Portland or SF die in a terrorist attack, the immediate calls for a "weighted" election to offset the loss of blue voters will be hilarious.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-02-14 10:29|| 2019-02-14 10:29|| Front Page Top

#5 A pointing the finger moment, aka a target rich environment.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-02-14 11:26|| 2019-02-14 11:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Cut all federal police funding. Leave Portland to the Black Flag anarchists they coddle.

After the first mass casualty event, they might achieve enlightenment.

Posted by Boss Spoper5850 2019-02-14 16:57|| 2019-02-14 16:57|| Front Page Top

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