Giuliani Misleads On 9-11 Response
Last night on Hannity Radio, Rudy Giuliani defended himself against
criticism for his decision to put New York's emergency command center
in the World Trade Center, by saying that in the aftermath of 9-11,
they had a new command center up and running in "half an hour" at
Police Academy.
But it's not true. The reality, documented in his own book (and the
media) is that he and others traipsed around Manhattan for THREE
HOURS trying various sites out before settling at the police academy.
From the Democratic Party's research team, here's the timeline:
WTC 7 Evacuated Shortly After 9 AM: Giuliani wrote that "Now that
the second plane had hit, the command center was being evacuated it
was too near to the attacked buildings and could itself be a
target...We had to set up a new command center." [Giuliani,
Leadership, p. 5-6]
1 Hour Later: 75 Barclay, Picked On The Run, Is Another Brief
Stop: According to Giuliani¹s book "Bernie [Kerik] and his staff had
already identified a building at 75 Barclay Street, just northeast of
7 World Trade Center." [Leadership, p. 6] He wrote that "at about
9:50 A.M. we commandeered the offices at 75 Barclay." [Leadership, p.
10] There the group was trapped and had to escape through the
basement into 100 Church Street [Leadership, p. 12]
Another 90 Minutes Later, Tower 1 Falls, Government "No Longer
Had A Place To Work": Giuliani wrote that after Tower 1 fell at about
10:30 AM, "There was no way to find out what was going on."
[Leadership, p. 15]
Now NYPD Searching For New Command Post, Hotel Tribeca Grand
Rejected On Arrival: "Bernie had sent a couple of his guys ahead to
the Tribeca Grand to set up phone lines and clear the place out, like
a scouting party in an Old Western." Finding this space unsuitable,
the group moved on again. [Leadership, p. 15]
Next Stop: Locked Out From Firehouse With A "Couple of Working
Phones:" Giuliani wrote that as they continued to seek a new command
post, "Somebody mentioned Engine Company 24, a firehouse at Houston
Street and Sixth Avenue. We made our way the few blocks north."
[Leadership, p. 15] Because the firefighters were at the World Trade
Center, the door was locked and "the entire city government‹mayor,
deputy mayors, commissioners--spent several minutes trying to get
into the firehouse." [Leadership, p. 15] Once inside "we found a
couple of working phones." [Leadership, p. 16]
Three Hours Later, At Noon, City Government Finally Settled At
Police Academy: After a continuing search for a workable location,
"Bernie [Kerik] had heard back from his scouts and suggested the
Police Academy on 20th Street." [Leadership, p. 19]
"We arrived about noon, and nearly every member of my
administration crammed into the small administrative offices. Soon we
were at work, planning our response." [Leadership, p. 19]
http://www.democrats.org/a/p/giuliani_mislea_1.html
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get real. like jesus would ever own a gun or vote republican.
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