Antiterrorism funds choked off for NY City

The federal agency distributing $711 million in antiterrorism money to cities around the nation found numerous flaws in New York City's application and gave poor grades to many of its proposals.

Its criticism extended to some of the city's most highly publicized counterterrorism measures.

In a report that outlines why it cut back New York City's share of antiterrorism funds by roughly 40 percent, the Department of Homeland Security was so critical of some highly viewed local measures — like Operation Atlas, in which hundreds of extra police officers carry out counterterrorism duties around the city each day — that the Police Department and other city agencies must now seek further federal approval before drawing on the money they were given to pay for those programs.

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I find it hard to believe that they actually are witholding funds because of bad planning and lame proposals. I watched the 60 minutes segment last fall that showed what some cities and towns are spending their windfalls on: full chem suits for east bumf*ck, and search and rescue dogs for west bumf*ck. (west bumf*ck doesn't even have a building over 2 stories...)

This is just another episode of blame the victim, and starve the blue states.