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| PRESIDENT SAYS THANKS To New York Terror Task Force |
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| 10/20/09 | |||||||||
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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama visited the multi-agency New York Joint Terrorism Task Force and told its members, “Together, your success in thwarting terrorist attacks, the strong intelligence you gathered and the hard-nosed investigations you pursued, has proved to be a model for law enforcement officials across the country.” President Obama commended FBI Director Robert Mueller, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, and FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge Joseph Demarest for putting together a “team that is more integrated, more collaborative, and more effective than ever before,” He also called the task force a “nerve center” that helps “share intelligence, answer questions, and gives support instantly.”
Looking back to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the President said that many of those on the task force were probably “first on the scenes, saving lives, working tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice, and guarding against future attacks in subsequent weeks and months and years.“ Those efforts, he said, continue to this day, “quietly, doggedly, courageously.” And because of these continuing efforts, “we are making real progress in our core missions—disrupting and dismantling and ultimately defeating Al-Qaeda and its extremist allies.”
There are currently more than 100 FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces around the country, which combine the skills and resources of local, state, and federal agencies to combat terrorism. Resources: |
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