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July 25, 2005
The Global Police
Some like to say that America is becoming the world's policeman, but, in fact, that job is already taken—by the New York Police Department. The city's men in blue are now stationed from Spain to Singapore, as this article in the Canada Free Press by Marinka Peschmann, makes clear. Joking aside, the NYPD is becoming a serious counter-terrorism force on its own and this postings show a strategy to coordinate with intelligence services around the world. Hiring the former head of operations at CIA is another such step. Also, as some readers already know, the NYPD has also set up its own think tank devoted to counter-terrorism—giving the force an internal analytic capability. Sounds like they are giving the FBI and the CIA a run for their money.
Posted by Richard Miniter at July 25, 2005 11:19 PM