![]() The second thing is the diversity of New York City could be a problem, or it could be an advantage because of the immigrant population. The Intelligence Division is exempt from COMSTADT. He said our mission is prevention, not prosecution. “Because Kelly came in January, 2002 in the wake of 9/11, he did two or three vital things. It seems Kelly has been effective preventing terrorism in his role. The federal side answers to all of congress.” The New York Police Department answers to one man: Ray Kelly. Why the rivalry or friction between the FBI and the NYPD? Generalized allegations, and Kelly is very sensitive to that.” The FBI can’t give specifics-on and off the record. You hear from FBI guys in the trenches that the NYPD is overstepping the bounds, but when you ask for a specific example you can’t get an answer. “The FBI is constantly complaining about what the NYPD does. What is the relationship between the FBI and the NYPD like? are those with the highest number of first generation immigrants.” CIA analysts have said that a big part of what goes on in the U.S. The NYPD doesn’t ask immigrant their status because you can’t have someone who is afraid of the police and then recruit informants. “Immigrants are a strength because they come to build lives and come to build the country. Why are cities heavily populated with immigrants-like New York-relatively safe? The NYPD said-Cohen said, Kelly said-we are going to be careful, but we are going to penetrate groups that we feel may be a threat. Basically they have been very unsuccessful in getting convictions because there are all kinds of constitutional violations. The FBI was badly burned in the Watergate era. “There’s this long list of huge battles in the courts of law and of trying to take action. How are things playing out in the courts with these foiled terrorists? The other is the intelligence division, which has raised some constitutional challenges (David Cohen, former CIA, is Director).” One is the counter-terrorism bureau, which includes the counter-terrorism division (Richard Falkenrath is Director). “There are two different branches of the NYPD. How is the NYPD’s terrorism fighting force divided? There a lot of things it can do that the federal government just wouldn’t do.” Some of it is procedural-moving from prosecutorial to prevention. ![]() You’re looking at a municipal force when looking at the NYPD. One of the reasons the NYPD can do what they do is they’re a huge organization. “I don’t think people were focused on the idea that people can and should focus on what their police force can do to fight terrorism. What has the NYPD demonstrated about fighting terrorism at a local level? What interested me about the NYPD was it didn’t deal with terrorist threats and who terrorists are. “The problem was to find an alternative to the militarized War on Terror which to me was never a good idea. How did you approach writing about terrorism from a new angle? When he retired he was working at Bear Stearns and when 9/11 happened he realized he couldn’t rely on the federal government.” “ I had met Ray Kelly (NYPD Police Commissioner) in the private sector and was hoping to get good access in the Treasury Department we stayed in touch. How did you connect with NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly? You were given unusual access to the NYPD’s counterterrorism force for your book. New York City is the most target-rich environment for terrorists.” NYPD Intel Chief David Cohen told me that there’s a plot out there every day to attack New York City-this led to the inspiration for the book. I wanted to look at a different paradigm in fighting terrorism. The caliber of intelligence, counter-intelligence and law enforcement looked to be unusual. As I looked around I found that the NYPD (New York Police Department) was unusual. I was interested in covering terrorism from a different perspective. “I spent a lot of time covering Iran and the Iraq war. What inspired you to write “Securing the City”? Dickey from his home in Paris about his book earlier this year. His newest book is a rare inside look at the NYPD’s elite counter-terrorism force that took shape after 9/11 and has been keeping New York safe ever since. Dickey’s Shadowland column, about counter-terrorism, espionage and the Middle East, appears weekly on Newsweek Online. His most recent book, Securing the City, was published in February 2009. Media and Foreign Policy by Genevieve Belmaker | on September 11th, 2009 |Ĭhristopher Dickey is an award-winning author and Paris Bureau Chief and Middle East Regional Editor for Newsweek Magazine.
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