Security Grants Still Streaming to Rural States (NY - who cares)

[LynneSin]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/12/politics/12security.html

Security Grants Still Streaming to Rural States
By DEAN E. MURPHY

Published: October 12, 2004



ANCHORAGE, Oct. 10- In the nationwide scramble for domestic security dollars, officials in Alaska are in a predicament that would be the envy of most other states. They must figure out how to spend $2 million in federal money.

The Department of Homeland Security rejected a proposal by Alaska to use the money to buy a jet, but indicated it would be "happy to entertain" further proposals for the $2 million. Officials are now obliging.

One of the nation's least populous states, Alaska is flush with domestic security grants, on a per-resident basis second only to Wyoming and about three times the amount allocated to New York over the past two years.

Money is so readily available that the Northwest Arctic Borough, a desolate area of 7,300 people that straddles the Arctic Circle, recently stocked up on $233,000 worth of emergency radio equipment, decontamination tents, headlamps, night vision goggles, bullhorns - even rubber boots.

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I hope that Kerry brings this up how the money is so unevenly distributed to pay for Homeland security. NYC is a sitting target and yet some town in Alaska has freaking NIGHT VISION GOGGLES!!!!

[Moderator]

1. Hi LynneSin

Please use the published title of the article when posting in LBN. Thanks.

[Stephanie]

2. "Fuck the Jews. They don't vote for us anyway." - James Baker

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[bloom]

3. I don 't know

It is dramatic to attack NYC, but Alaska has an awful lot of open border without anyone paying much attention, I would think.

Now Wyoming....?

[Stephanie]

4. And what would the terrorists DO after sneaking into Alaska?

What diabolical plot would they enact?

[AP]

5. They're buying themselves rural votes. More interested in politics than

safety.