Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Michael ChertoffChertoff Urges Tighter Security -- Washington Post
Citing Mumbai, He Talks of Coastal Measures and Other Moves
The Nov. 26 terrorist attacks on Mumbai underscore the need for U.S. authorities to counter the security threat posed by small boats, strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard and keep the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Michael Chertoff said yesterday.
A pending FBI and DHS analysis of last week's raid in which terrorists apparently approached the coastal Indian city in a stolen fishing boat and rubber dinghies before killing at least 171 people contains "no great revelations," the homeland security secretary said. That's because U.S. intelligence officials in 2007 identified dangers posed by the reemergence of terrorist safe havens in South Asia and have long fretted about the exploitation of increasingly sophisticated consumer technology such as Global Positioning System devices and cellular and satellite phones, he said.
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My Comment:He is preparing the groundwork for the next administration.