Israeli NYC Embassy
A Radiation Hot Spot?
Near News Blackout On This Important Story
2-7-7

What if the "stunning" peak of radiation were found at the Iranian Embassy instead
of the Israeli one? Would not an immediate raid be in order? Especially since we
are worried about a foreign nation with nuclear capacities and materials sneaking in
such to our country to create a "dirty bomb" scenario. Maybe one that could be
blamed on Iran, as Brezinski has warned.

THERE ARE TWO REAL STORIES HERE.

1. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, AND SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED
NATIONWIDE INSTEAD OF BEING DOWNPLAYED AND SHORT FUNDED
BY "HOMELAND SECURITY". THIS IS THE PROPER USE OF OUR FUNDS
AND TECHNOLOGY, AND IT SHOULD BE WELL KNOWN AND WIDELY
IMPLEMENTED. (WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO USE ON THE
TOWERS IN NYC IN 2001).

2. THE ANOMALY AT THAT EMBASSY SHOULD BE ACTED UPON.
EVERY MAJOR NATION HAS AN EMBASSY IN NYC, SO, WHY SHOULD
THIS ONE HAVE A RADIATION PEAK? THIS IS KINDA DISTURBING!

Key excerpts from article:

"One alleged radiation hot spot on Manhattan's east side has the potential for
becoming a political hot spot: A strong radiation spike from the area of the Israeli
Embassy. Officials would not comment on why they thought that particular area
allegedly showed such a stunning peak in radiation.

The aerial survey is designed to help local officials react more quickly in the event
of terrorists detonating a "dirty bomb" that releases radioactive material into the air.
With the survey, police may be able to pinpoint the exact source of radiation by
comparing new readings to their pre-existing "radiation map" of the area."

From
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/22798.php

ISRAELI EMBASSY IN NYC A RADIATION HOT SPOT

Feds Surveyed NYC For Radiation - Found Tainted Park, Embassy

WASHINGTON -- Anti-terrorism officials conducted a helicopter survey of New
York City's radiation sources in preparation for a so-called "dirty bomb" attack -
and discovered a Staten Island park with dangerously high levels of radium, a new
report found.

Federal authorities found 80 unexpected "hot spots" around New York City,
according to the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of
Congress.

The GAO report released Thursday details a previously undisclosed aerial
anti-terrorism program in New York City, one which may be extended to other
cities worried about the possible release of radioactive material by terrorists.

The report does not identify which city park had the contaminated soil, but NYPD
officials said it was in Gateway National Park in Staten Island. The site was closed,
and New York has requested federal money to do a citywide aerial survey every
year to update the information.

By creating a map of the city's radiation sources, city officials hope to be able to
respond more quickly in the event of a dirty bomb attack, know exactly which
streets are contaminated and get civilians away.

New York is the first and only U.S. city to conduct a complete aerial radiological
survey, having paid the U.S. Department of Energy $800,000 for the 2005 study.

The helicopters picked up sources of low-level radiation from expected places, like
granite statues and medical isotopes at hospitals, but it also found dozens of other
sources of unexpected radioactivity, the GAO report found.

"NYPD officials indicated that the survey was tremendously valuable because it
identified more than 80 locations with radiological sources that required further
investigation to determine their risk," the report said.

At the Staten Island park, sensors detected large quantities of radium in the soil.
Long-term exposure to radium increases the risk of developing lymphoma, bone
cancer and leukemia.

National Park Service spokesman Brian Feeney said the area is a one-acre piece of
the 570-acre Great Kills Park, which is part of the larger Gateway park.

Feeney said experts assured them after the August 2005 study that the area posed
no public health risk, and said visitors do not go into that area anyway because of
dense vegetation. He did not know if any warnings had been placed around the site.

The radiation apparently comes from "some piece of industrial equipment, pieces of
old rusty metal. Whatever this equipment used to do, it picked up radioactivity," he
said.

"We keep people out of that area. It's a non-accessible area of the park, no one can
get in there," said Feeney. "There's no health hazard now, there was never a health
hazard to the public."

He said the agency has applied to the Department of Energy for funding to further
survey the site.

Staten Island's congressman, Rep. Vito Fossella, said the contamination was a
surprise to him and residents near the park, and he demanded more information.

"It is essential for the government to act immediately to fully understand the extent
of the contamination," said Fossella, who was trying to arrange a meeting Friday
with federal and city officials to discuss further testing and possible removal of the
contaminated soil.

One alleged radiation hot spot on Manhattan's east side has the potential for
becoming a political hot spot: A strong radiation spike from the area of the Israeli
Embassy. Officials would not comment on why they thought that particular area
allegedly showed such a stunning peak in radiation.

The aerial survey is designed to help local officials react more quickly in the event
of terrorists detonating a "dirty bomb" that releases radioactive material into the air.
With the survey, police may be able to pinpoint the exact source of radiation by
comparing new readings to their pre-existing "radiation map" of the area.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said the department wanted a record of the city's
naturally occurring and other "radiological signatures" to compare with periodic
readings it does to detect for dirty bombs or other nuclear devices.

"It gives us a baseline so we can pick up any anomalies," he said.

New York City is the only major city to conduct a full-scale Aerial Background
Radiation Survey to identify "hot spots," though such work has been done in the
nation's capitol, according to the report.

The GAO found neither the Department of Energy nor the Department of
Homeland Security believe they are required to conduct such radiation mapping,
though the investigators said there were "significant benefits" to surveys in other
urban areas.

Homeland Security officials agreed that they should study the cost and
effectiveness of expanded radiation mapping in additional cities.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called the report further proof the federal
government is not doing enough to help cities guard against terrorism.

The hot spot mapping initiative "should also be shared with cities across the
country, not mothballed because the Homeland Security Department doesn't want
to put up the money," Schumer said.

The GAO report also found the Department of Energy may need to beef up
security at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and Andrews Air Force Base in
Maryland because those sites hold key national assets for responding to a
radiological or nuclear attack.

Specialized quick-response teams and equipment are concentrated at those two
sites, and a successful attack against either could leave one section of the country
with limited capacity to respond to a subsequent strike with radioactive weapons,
the GAO said.

The agency's associate administrator, Michael C. Kane, was adamant the sites are
safe.

"We categorically reject the contention that physical security at two of our facilities
may not be sufficient for protecting against terrorist attacks," Kane wrote.

http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/pastnews.php/2007/02/05/p14242

02/05/07

05:51:47 am, Categories:
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/pastnews.php?cat=27
In Depth News, 82 words

The original source of the Embassy story is here:
http://cleveland.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/22798.php

ISRAELI EMBASSY IN NYC A RADIATION HOT SPOT

One alleged radiation hot spot on Manhattan's east side has the potential for
becoming a political hot spot: A strong radiation spike from the area of the Israeli
Embassy. Officials would not comment on why they thought that particular area
allegedly showed such a stunning peak in radiation. Has israel smuggled a dirty
bomb into the US for a false flag hoax? Is this how WWIII is going to start? -Iran
being falsely blamed for an israeli terror operation in New York?

Possibility Of A Hoaxed 'Israeli Embassy' Paragraph ...
Or Was The Original Story 'Cleaned Up'?

Here is the link to a nearly identical AP 'Hot Spot' story from the New York
NewsRadio88 site. The Israeli Embassy graph and a number of others are missing.
The story is shorter in length than the Cleveland Indymedia version. This shows the
NewsRadio88 version was either a later, edited AP version or it was edited by
NewsRadio88 staff or someone else. See for yourself:

http://www.newsradio88.com/pages/86759.php?contentType=4&contentId=209765

Here is a third 'Hot Spot' story from WABC in New York which contains some
exact text from the AP story and some rewritten and added material...apparently
done by WABC staff. No mention here of the Israeli Embassy:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4586185

In sum, it is easy to add a graph to a news story. It is also easy for a powerful
influence to delete a graph when it doesn't want attention drawn to it. It is also
important to note that the Cleveland Indymedia version has no AP attribution at the
beginning.

So, was the Israeli Embassy found to be a radioactive hot spot? You'll have to
decide, pending further information. - ed