October 7, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

New York City has been on Code Orange, high alert, since 9-11 - not just since yesterday when the mayor released information about a threat to the subway system.
There are always threats in New York, this threat was determined to be both credible and specific, actually, the most specific threat to NYC since 9-11.

Other agencies, the FBI, the Dept. of Homeland Security in DC, do not agree.
Right now, that doesn't matter.

Increasing security and stepping-up checks are wise moves. They are deterrents.
There are many reasons to go on high profile alert:
To try to catch the terrorists
To show the terrorists that you know something
To bluff the terrorists
To turn up the pressure so that the components of the attack, like pieces of a puzzle, do not come together
To make the public feel safer

Holiday time is a particularly good time for terrorist strikes. The Jewish High Holidays, especially in a city like NY, are no exception.
May the year be happy and healthy, secure and safe, for us all.