Major US cities step up security efforts after strike against Iran

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Source: the guardian





New York City police to protect key locations while Los Angeles asked residents to ‘say something if you see something’



Last modified on Fri 3 Jan 2020 15.11 EST


Law enforcement agencies in several major US cities have issued alerts advising residents to be vigilant in the wake of the US strike against Iran’s top general as officials said they were stepping up security efforts at sensitive locations.

Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, said his agency was working with law enforcement officials and others across the country and was ready to respond to any threats, though none had yet been detected.

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he was consulting with city officials about steps the the police department will take to protect key locations “from any attempt by Iran or its terrorist allies to retaliate against America”.
Reprisals against US to come at time and place of Iran's choosing


The city will be “vigilant against this threat for a long time to come”, De Blasio tweeted
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Los Angeles, home to a sizable US-Iranian population, also issued an alert hours after the US strike on Qassem Suleimani, asking “every Angeleno to say something if you see something”..........................................

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/03/new-york-la-security-attacks-iran-see-something-say-something

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New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, arrives at a press conference at city hall on 3 January. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Getty Images

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1. repuke wet dream

people living in fear

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2. yup

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3. that's why guns are so popular with repukes

you know, unless people of the wrong color are arming themselves

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4. People are easy to manipulate when they are afraid

especially if they step up their fear of brown or Muslim looking Americans. These assholes have been using war language for a while now to convince people it's time to commit atrocities against the enemy, whoever they think that may be.

People who look, sound, or even are Russian will be exempt of course.