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Peter King: Arrest shows NY, LI No. 1 terror target

Originally published: July 22, 2009 7:43 PM
Updated: July 22, 2009 8:00 PM
By THOMAS MAIER  thomas.maier@newsday.com

News that a Patchogue man was identified in a plot to give al-Qaida vital information about the Long Island Rail Road and the city's subway system is another example of New York's vulnerability to so-called "homegrown terrorism," Rep. Peter King said Wednesdsay.

"This shows that New York and Long Island are the number one target of the terrorists and that our mass transit system is a top target,"...

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