[v911t] Fox host butts heads with Giuliani over emergency command center location. Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 01:17:46 -0500 (CDT) _The Raw Story | Fox host butts heads with Giuliani over emergency command center location_ (http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Fox_host_butts_heads_with_Giuliani_0513.html) (http://rawstory.com/) Fox host butts heads with Giuliani over emergency command center location 05/13/2007 @ 4:43 pm Filed by RAW STORY On this morning's edition of Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace grilled presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani on his decision to put the emergency response command center in the World Trade Center in 1997, despite suggestions from advisers that it should be located elsewhere. "Your director of emergency management suggested, recommended, that you not put it [in the World Trade Center] because it had been a target in 1993. Why did you do that?" asked Wallace. "My director of emergency management recommended 7 World Trade Center," replied Giuliani. "I've got a copy right here of Jerry Hauer's directive to you," Wallace came back, "and I -- there were meetings in which Jerry Hauer said that it's a bad idea and the police chief, Howard Safir said it was a bad idea." Giuliani insisted that Hauer recommended the World Trade Center as a "prime site" for the emergency response command center for the city. "Then why did he say the building, it's not -- a place in Brooklyn is not as visible a target as buildings in Lower Manhattan," Wallace broke in. Giuliani said that the World Trade Center made the most sense to house an emergency response center because it also contained the offices of the Customs Service, the Secret Service, and a number of other federal agencies which he did not think he could name on the air. Giuliani also emphasized that the city had a back up center in a Brooklyn police station that could be set up quickly. "And we had a virtual command center," he said. "So when that command center was inoperable, within a half hour of September 11, we were able to move -- or within a half hour on September 11, we were able to move immediately to another command center." _The Raw Story | Giuliani parlayed 9/11 fame into riches: newspaper_ (http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Giuliani_parlayed_911_fame_into_riches_0513.html) Giuliani parlayed 9/11 fame into riches: newspaper 05/13/2007 @ 10:49 am Filed by RAW STORY Just months after the terrorist attacks on New York City in September of 2001, "America's mayor" Rudolph Giuliani "took the first official step toward making himself rich," writes the Washington Post. It was on December 7, 2001, three weeks before leaving office as mayor of New York City, that Giuliani sent a letter to the city's Conflicts of Interest Board asking permission to form a consulting firm. The broadly defined company, Giuliani Parters, would bring in more than $100 million providing "management consulting service to governments and business" over the next 5 years, according to a Washington Post source. That fame and success turned Giuliani into a Republican front-runner for the 2008 presidential election, and transformed him from "a moderately well-off public servant into a globe-trotting consultant whose net worth is estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars." Excerpts follow: In crafting its image, the firm took care to burnish its most valuable asset: the worldwide reputation Giuliani had earned for his composure and leadership in the days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. "No client is ever approved or worked on without a full discussion with Rudy," said the firm's senior managing partner, Michael D. Hess, former corporation counsel for the city of New York. .. Clients of Giuliani Partners are required to sign confidentiality agreements, so they do not comment about the work they receive or how much they are paying for it. Though now running for president, Giuliani refuses to identify his clients, disclose his compensation or reveal any details about Giuliani Partners. He also declined to be interviewed about the firm. Because of this secrecy -- a request to visit his wood-paneled offices overlooking Times Square was turned down -- a complete picture of the firm and its business is difficult to obtain. This report is based on a review of corporate, government and court records, along with scores of interviews with clients and government officials who have interacted with Giuliani Partners. _READ THE FULL WASHINGTON POST STORY HERE_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/12/AR2007051201270_pf.html) _9/11 could pose challenges for Giuliani's '08 run - CNN.com_ (http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/30/giuliani.911.ap/index.html) Story Highlights -"America's mayor" shouldn't run on his 9/11 record, says victim's mom - Giuliani criticized for locating city emergency center at World Trade Center - Also allegedly failed to provide 9/11 responders with adequate radios - Critics angered by his decision to step up removal of Ground Zero rubble - Giuliani's decision to "scoop-and-dump" remains into the Fresh Kills landfill _Virginia9-11Truth : Search Results : Giuliani_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Virginia9-11Truth/msearch?query=Giuliani&submit=Search&charset=utf-8) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.