Todo cuidado eh pouco

Quinta e Sexta fui trabalhar apesar do Feriado... mesmo com as estacoes vazias o policiamento era extensivo... depois de 2 anos e 1/2 morando em NY vc se acostuma com a seguranca e o "excesso" de policiamento, principalmente nos grandes eventos e em momentos de ameaca terrorista, mas que bate um medo de acontecer alguma coisa bate.

A ultima ameaca foi anunciada na vespera do Thanksgiving como vcs podem ler no texto abaixo.




fonte: www.wcbstv.com

Feds Warn Of Terror Plot Against NYC Subways
Homeland Security: Expect Larger Police Presence In NYC And In Major Cities Across U.S. During Holidays
NYPD Commissioner Kelly: We Are Preparing For Anything
CBS News Interactive: America On Guard
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― Federal authorities are warning police of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway and train systems during the holiday season, prompting local officials to beef up security at stations.

An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says the FBI has received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaida terrorists in late September may have discussed attacking the subway system.

A person briefed on the matter, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the intelligence-gathering work, said the threat may also be directed at the passenger rail lines running through New York, such as Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road, which are particularly busy with Thanksgiving holiday travelers.

A U.S. counterterror official, also speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to do so publicly, said senior government officials have been briefed because the FBI very recently received credible information about possible attacks over the holiday season, and authorities are particularly concerned about this long holiday weekend.

FBI spokesman Richard Kolko confirmed only that his agency and the Homeland Security Department issued a bulletin Tuesday night to state and local authorities, and the information is being reviewed.

Department of Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said the warning was issued as a routine matter, but added that there may be an increased police presence in New York and other large cities.

The internal bulletin says al-Qaida terrorists "in late September may have discussed targeting transit systems in and around New York City. These discussions reportedly involved the use of suicide bombers or explosives placed on subway/passenger rail systems," according to the document.

"We have no specific details to confirm that this plot has developed beyond aspirational planning, but we are issuing this warning out of concern that such an attack could possibly be conducted during the forthcoming holiday season," according to the warning dated Tuesday.

The Big Apple's tightly packed passenger trains and subway cars have long been a source of concern for cops -- and a tempting target for would-be terrorists -- but there is often disagreement as to how seriously authorities should take specific intelligence reports.

A Pakistani immigrant was arrested and convicted for a scheme to blow up the subway station at Herald Square in 2004. There was also a planned cyanide attack on the subways by al-Qaida operatives that authorities say was called off in 2002; another aborted al-Qaida plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge in 2003; and a plot to bomb underwater train tunnels to flood lower Manhattan, which was broken up in 2006 by several arrests overseas.

Three years ago, authorities weighed reports that bombers might try to use baby strollers to bring explosives into city trains. Many security officials later concluded that was a false alarm.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said they have received an unsubstantiated report and as a result have "deployed additional resources in the mass transit system."

While federal agencies regularly issue all sorts of advisory warnings, the language of this one is particularly blunt.

Intelligence and homeland security officials are working with local authorities to try to corroborate the information "and will continue to investigate every possible lead," the memo says.

Rep. Peter King, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, said authorities "have very real specifics as to who it is and where the conversation took place and who conducted it."

"It certainly involves suicide bombing attacks on the mass transit system in and around New York and it's plausible, but there's no evidence yet that it's in the process of being carried out," King said.

Knocke, the DHS spokesman, said the warning was issued "out of an abundance of caution going into this holiday season."

No changes are being made to the nation's threat level, or for transit systems at this time, he said.

"However, transit passengers in larger metropolitan areas like New York may see an increased security presence in the coming days," Knocke said.

The increased personnel could include uniformed and plainclothes "behavior detection" officers, federal air marshals, canine teams, and security inspectors, Knocke said.

Tem cada uma...

Acreditem se quiser, mas Melanie Fronckowiack, modelo brasileira, vencedora do concurso de bumbum mais bonito do mundo fez o seguinte comentario apos a vitoria:

"Eu não quero, de maneira alguma, associar a minha imagem ao meu bumbum".

Fonte: FANTASTICO, O SHOW DA VIDA

So no Rio...

solidao...

desde quarta-feira estou sozinho em nova iorque e assim ficarei ate o dia 13 de Dezembro quando chego no Rio para as festas de final de ano.

Nesses ultimos dias resolvi voltar a escrever... faz tempo que escrevo para mim e nao para a galera. no comeco o blog era uma ideia de como manter os amigos e a familia informada da vida em ny logo que mudamos, depois passei a tentar colocar dicas de lugares e escrever curiosidades... como nunca coloquei nenhum esquema de estatistica o unico termometro era os comentarios e pelo que vejo por ai os amigos nao costumam comentar muito em blogs pessoais... entao com o tempo fui escrevendo pouco, cada vez menos ate que chegou Benjamin e o blog dele tomou o lugar desse aqui (tudo bem que a frequencia de novidades la nao eh tanta ja que o pequeno nos deixa pouco tempo livre).

mas mesmo nao escrevendo com tanta frequencia percebi que vira e mexe voltava para ter referencias da nossa vida nova iorquina: quando fui esquiar a primeira vez nos anos anteriores, quando o frio chegou mesmo, quando fulano ou beltrano visitou e por ai vai. Com isso resolvi que voltaria a escrever para que eu possa voltar a ter essas referencias... o blog informativo ta virando mais um diario da epoca virtual agora do que outra coisa. vou tentar manter as dicas ja que elas tb servem de referencia para mim.

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