WP: Security May Get Tighter Yet, Officials Say

[kskiska]

Changes Considered Near Treasury, White House


Wednesday, August 4, 2004; Page A01

Federal officials may restrict truck traffic and fence sidewalks on 15th Street NW near the White House, three government officials said yesterday, as heavily armed police began inspecting cars, trucks and city buses at more than a dozen checkpoints around the U.S. Capitol.

Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed that additional precautions in front of the Treasury Department headquarters have been under discussion since Sunday, when the Bush administration announced a heightened terror threat to financial institutions in Washington, New York City and New Jersey. A decision could come as soon as today.

Scores of U.S. Capitol Police officers closed portions of First Street NE and set up roadblocks around Capitol Hill, scrutinizing car compartments, boarding Metro buses and asking some drivers to show identification. Across town at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank headquarters in Foggy Bottom -- the two specific Washington sites identified as terrorist targets in Sunday's announcement -- police activity was comparatively subdued. No-parking signs had been posted, a bomb-sniffing dog stood by and a few cars queued near Pennsylvania Avenue NW with trunks opened for inspection.

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Even D.C. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey complained about the actions, rare criticism leveled at his former chief deputy and close friend, Gainer. "I'm not pleased at all with it," Ramsey said. "We weren't part of any kind of planning. They just told us what they were going to do."

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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. No surprise. NASA was ready to complete realign all priorities

at the mention of a flight to mars. This is a walk in the park. What ever chimp wants chimp gets.

[GOPFighter]

2. Martial Law by November...

...unless Georgie's numbers go up enough to allow the election.

Sigh....

[BiggJawn]

3. Are they afraid of Al-Kaseltzah?

Or US???????

It's becoming painfully obvious (if you have sense to see, and are not a "Cargo-Cult ReTHUG") that this bunch is NOT going to release their hold on the seat of power easily and without a fight.

We're in trouble....

[shraby]

4. Sounds like they're fortifying

the white house so it can't be overrun.

[BeHereNow]

5. Now you are catching on...

HS and the UN-Patriotic acts are not about
protecting us, theyy are designed to protect them
from us when people in this country finally figure
out that their country/government has been taken over by
multi national corporate war criminals...
BHN