IM THINKING THEY MIGHT ATTACK LAS VEGAS BECAUSE LOOK AT THE REASONS Y THEY CUT THE BUDGET
Reasons behind Vegas terror-funding cut
July 13, 2006 01:36 PM
For months Las Vegas leaders have complained we were shortchanged by the Homeland Security Department, when our city lost millions in federal money to protect against terrorist attacks.
Despite our status as a worldwide tourist destination, the government labeled Las Vegas a low-priority, and now we know more about the reasoning behind that.
Some of the biggest landmarks in our city were ignored in that study, and if that's not shocking enough, wait until you hear what Homeland Security considered as potential targets.
Las Vegas was one of 11 cities taken off a list for anti-terror grants. Mayor Oscar Goodman and Sheriff Bill Young said the government was missing the big picture. That's because they were looking at the small things.
City officials said we were short changed by Homeland Security and as it turns out, they were right.
In a press release Wednesday, city officials said an Inspector General Report, critical of the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed their suspicions that an assessment of vulnerabilities was flawed, resulting in the loss of critical funds for southern Nevada all because of a faulty report.
In this report, the Department of Homeland Security completely fails to mention a majority of the city's monumental pieces like the Las Vegas Convention Center. They did, however, take into account an insect zoo, a flea market and of all things, an ice cream parlor.
That list gets even more outrageous. Other terrorist targets include auto shops, a mule day parade and kennel club and poker room.
To make matters worse, the report says nothing about Nellis Air Force Base and most of the Strip's billion dollar casinos, not to mention the tens of millions of tourists that make Vegas one of the hottest destination spots in the country and, what some would consider, a prime target for terrorists.
"The 20 largest hotels and properties in the world and 15 of them were on Las Vegas Blvd," said Sheriff Young. "And there's not a night when I don't pray that nothing happens to us."
Before this announcement of potential terror threats, the amount that Las Vegas would get from Homeland Security was already decreased significantly. We asked for $22 million for anti-terror funding, but we got less than $8 million.
To make sure southern Nevada isn't shortchanged again, Clark County made several recommendations for next year's program.
Among them are allowing the state and local governments to review the data used to determine the outcome. That way, corrections can be made before the final decision on funding allocations.
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NOW WTF DOES THAT MEAN HUH? THE GOVERNMENT DONT GIVE A FUCK!