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| SLED Chief to Fight
Terrorism |
 Governor
Mark Sanford has put State Law
Enforcement Division Chief
Robert Stewart in charge of fighting terrorism in South
Carolina.
Sanford has eliminated the state homeland
security office, which was created by Governor Jim Hodges
after the terrorist attacks in
2001.
The
counterterrorism agency had been staffed voluntarily by
retired General Steve Siegfried and one other
volunteer.
Gubernatorial spokesman Chris Drummond says
Stewart has the resources, equipment, infrastructure and
connections with local
governments.
Stewart will be
responsible for the millions of dollars in federal grants to
help train local emergency crews.
Stewart says he plans
to create a statewide counterterrorism council to coordinate
police, firefighters and paramedics.
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