NY letters critical of Chertoff rejected by D.H.S. as "security risk"

[Human Torch]

Rejected! Feds won't take notes of readers

BY OREN YANIV
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/427614p-360634c.html

After slashing the city's anti-terrorism funds, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff now apparently thinks angry letters from New Yorkers are the real safety threat.

When a Daily News reporter attempted to deliver scores of messages protesting the cuts to Chertoff's Washington office, he was promptly turned away. The letters, faxes and printed e-mails "would put all the employees here, including the secretary, at risk," said a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman when the delivery was attempted Friday. She cited the 2001 scare caused by anthrax-laced letters.

Chertoff was not in any immediate danger. He was safe in a Moscow hotel during an official visit.

The dozens of envelopes containing New Yorkers' outrage at losing 40% of their security funds did go through an X-ray machine outside the government complex. That wasn't enough. They must be scanned and processed in an offsite facility, the reporter was told. "They have to be mailed," the spokeswoman said flatly. "We cannot accept mail from people we don't know."

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. the real danger is reality

for assholes like him

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Can DHS explain how to "Fax" anthrax?

And I thought the secretary who wanted Office Max to fax her more paper was and urban legend.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. The undertaker will now join the vampire in his ever expanding bubble

The two are pictured together in the OP.

[tulsakatz]

4. since when does the head of DHS.....

....need to go to Moscow?

I mean.........it's supposed to be his job to keep this country safe. Why would his official duties take him to Moscow?

[Sadie5]

5. Just another way of saying that:

Doesn't matter what you do or how you do it. We won't accept dissent against a * butt licker.

[aden_nak]

6. Because terrorists draw attention to themselves before they attack.

It's the same stupid reasoning that protesters aren't allowed near Bush "for his own safety". As if anyone who really wants to harm him is going to march up to the motorcade with a big sign that says "BUSH SUCKS".

[dansolo]

7. So now all New Yorkers are terrorists?

Apparently that's what the DHS thinks. So anyone who sent a letter to Chertoff, prepare to have all of your phone calls monitored.