Fighting Terrorist Threats Through the "If You See Something, Say Something™" Campaign

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The 18 critical infrastructure sectors identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been a driving force in preventing terrorism and preparing strategies that would limit the impact should a terrorist attack occur. As the 10^th anniversary of the September 11 attacks nears, these sectors have a unique opportunity to enhance public awareness and vigilance.

In my role as chairman of the Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security, I’ve been working hard to leverage the partnership framework to improve collaboration between the private sector and public sector. To this end, I am strongly encouraging the critical infrastructure sectors to further extend their influence by joining with DHS to spread the word about the national "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign.

Originally created for New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority and now used by many public and private organizations, the campaign is designed to raise public awareness of indicators of potential terrorism and violent crime, and to emphasize the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the proper state and local law enforcement authorities. DHS resources include a series of 30-second public service announcements, concise information on security best practices for companies and a draft message that can be sent to employees. While there is no credible threat at this time, there is clearly concern. This campaign gives organizations and individuals actionable advice on what they can do to play an important role in keeping our country and their fellow citizens safe. For more information on the program, please visit this site: www.dhs.gov/IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething.

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Also make sure to report your neighbor if you suspect they might be a Communist, or associate with Communists.

Wonderful.

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Congratulations for encouraging your fellow citizens to racially profile and strip people's civil liberties. This is what "see something,say something", for all its genuinely noble spirit, actually achieves: http://shebshi.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/some-real-shock-and-awe-racially-profiled-and-cuffed-in-detr...

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Informing on citiziens worked so well for the former East Germany. Nothing like living in fear of your neighbors. Nevermind that it causes tens of thousands of false alarms and drains the resources of local authorities who are so busy responding that they can't do their jobs. Thanks for using your position at Juniper to promote Totalitarianism in the USA Bob. You are a real American. I can see you paid close attention when they covered the Bill of Rights in school.