Comments on: Rudy Giuliani, Indian Point, and national security http://www.bloggernews.net/16407 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:05:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Eduardo http://www.bloggernews.net/16407#comment-19950 Eduardo Thu, 03 May 2007 23:22:56 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/16407#comment-19950 Giuliani's connections with Indian Point say reams about his ability to protect a large asset when called upon to do so. We may be called upon , nationally, to relinquish Guantanamo, or a host of other indefensible offshore assets ..... should we accede? A more dovish, compliant "Euro-Candidate" may give up too much, too easily. A candidate who at the very least, considers protecting American interests, can be a hero when called upon to do so. Doves may have only defeat and compliance to offer the world community, and we would all suffer. Indian Point's new sirens are unnecessary, are an addition to a perfectly functional existing siren system, and their handling says nothing about the core competencies of those who run Indian Point. Entergy handed the sirens off to a contractor, because they considered a political sham to be just that, a political sham. The chances of two, count 'em, (2) siren systems being needed are less likely than the proverbial meteor strike--- but not to those who seek "dirt" (real or unreal) to attach to Giuliani. More to the point, Indian Point is on line, well defended, prospering mightily, and has , at this time two (2) functioning siren sysyems, to sound an alert that will never occur in our lifetimes. No dirt here. Sorry. Giuliani’s connections with Indian Point say reams about his ability to protect a large asset when called upon to do so. We may be called upon , nationally, to relinquish Guantanamo, or a host of other indefensible offshore assets ….. should we accede? A more dovish, compliant “Euro-Candidate” may give up too much, too easily. A candidate who at the very least, considers protecting American interests, can be a hero when called upon to do so. Doves may have only defeat and compliance to offer the world community, and we would all suffer.

Indian Point’s new sirens are unnecessary, are an addition to a perfectly functional existing siren system, and their handling says nothing about the core competencies of those who run Indian Point. Entergy handed the sirens off to a contractor, because they considered a political sham to be just that, a political sham. The chances of two, count ‘em, (2) siren systems being needed are less likely than the proverbial meteor strike— but not to those who seek “dirt” (real or unreal) to attach to Giuliani.

More to the point, Indian Point is on line, well defended, prospering mightily, and has , at this time two (2) functioning siren sysyems, to sound an alert that will never occur in our lifetimes.

No dirt here.

Sorry.

]]> By: Ray http://www.bloggernews.net/16407#comment-19289 Ray Wed, 02 May 2007 04:41:18 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/16407#comment-19289 These dismissals of Giuliani appear simplistic and possibly based on political bias. Giuliani's single most valuable asset may not be terrorism prevention, but he does have experience in Leadership and Management skills in this area. No one seriously singled him out as the sole anti-terrorism expert in NYC during his stint as mayor, but he did assemble a team of experts in this area and kept them focused on this objective while mayor. He had to deal with and face the possibility of known terrorist threats such as placing cyanide gas in the subways, or attempting to blow up bridges, and most certainly several unkown threats which were never made public. He had to face, and deal with problems such as those in order to protect the citizens of NYC. I believe he took that responsibility very seriously. I doubt if he's ever claimed to have done that job all by himself, but he may have rightfully claimed that he was responsible to ensure that steps were taken, and procedures and policies were in place to protect the public. And he's taken that experience, and several of his experienced team members into his private venture. He's dealt with significant issues such as terrorist threats and protecting the public as paramount issues in the past, and appears to be continuing in that vein in the present. Dismissing his analysis of terror threats out of hand and without reviewing the report generated by his team of experts doesn't appear to be astute to me. These dismissals of Giuliani appear simplistic and possibly based on political bias. Giuliani’s single most valuable asset may not be terrorism prevention, but he does have experience in Leadership and Management skills in this area. No one seriously singled him out as the sole anti-terrorism expert in NYC during his stint as mayor, but he did assemble a team of experts in this area and kept them focused on this objective while mayor. He had to deal with and face the possibility of known terrorist threats such as placing cyanide gas in the subways, or attempting to blow up bridges, and most certainly several unkown threats which were never made public. He had to face, and deal with problems such as those in order to protect the citizens of NYC. I believe he took that responsibility very seriously. I doubt if he’s ever claimed to have done that job all by himself, but he may have rightfully claimed that he was responsible to ensure that steps were taken, and procedures and policies were in place to protect the public. And he’s taken that experience, and several of his experienced team members into his private venture. He’s dealt with significant issues such as terrorist threats and protecting the public as paramount issues in the past, and appears to be continuing in that vein in the present. Dismissing his analysis of terror threats out of hand and without reviewing the report generated by his team of experts doesn’t appear to be astute to me.

]]> By: conner http://www.bloggernews.net/16407#comment-19270 conner Wed, 02 May 2007 02:34:01 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/16407#comment-19270 very astute. It's totally true: calling Rudy an expert on terrorism just because he happened to be there and do a good job of responding to a crisis (he was very fatherly), IS just like saying because I was in an accident I'm an expert who should talk about it. Yes, very astute . . . But that doesn't make me an expert on accident prevention. Just like his response to 9-11 doesn't make Rudy an expert on terrorism prevention or extinction . . . very astute. It’s totally true: calling Rudy an expert on terrorism just because he happened to be there and do a good job of responding to a crisis (he was very fatherly), IS just like saying because I was in an accident I’m an expert who should talk about it. Yes, very astute . . .

But that doesn’t make me an expert on accident prevention. Just like his response to 9-11 doesn’t make Rudy an expert on terrorism prevention or extinction . . .

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