National Park Service Director: Open-Air Memorials On The National Mall Were Shut Down Because Of Terrorist Threats

Jonathan B. Jarvis, director of the National Park Service (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Park Service Director Blames Threat Of Terrorism For Closing Mall During Shutdown -- Washington Times

The National Park Service director told Congress on Wednesday that he had to shut down the open-air memorials on the Mall during the government shutdown because of terrorism, saying that closing them was the only way to protect them “in a post-9/11 world.”

Director Jonathan B. Jarvis also said his agency had received intelligence showing an increased threat of danger since the shutdown began — though he would not tell two House committees what those warnings were.

In a contentious hearing, Republicans accused Mr. Jarvis of making the shutdown as painful as possible for Americans. Democrats countered that the Republicans bore the blame for the shutdown, and thus were responsible for the park closures that have spawned civil disobedience from some.

Mr. Jarvis said he made the shutdown decisions he thought were right.

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My Comment: He would not tell what those terror threats were .... hmmmm .... something is not right here.