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<\/a><\/p>\nLate Wednesday the New York Daily News cited a Republican insider as saying if elected Donald Trump would name former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as boss of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u201cA secret deal has been struck by Donald Trump, and Rudy Giuliani would be head of Homeland Security,\u201d the anonymous source told the newspaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my understanding that the two have talked directly (and) I know there have been serious talks on both sides,\u201d the insider added. \u201cI\u2019m told it\u2019s a done deal, but until it\u2019s on paper, I don\u2019t think anyone is counting on anything. Trump is already cutting deals as he moves to solidify his position in the party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giuliani spokesman Tony Carbonetti<\/a> said there is \u201czero truth\u201d to the rumor.<\/p>\nOn Tuesday, however, Trump said although he has yet to make choices for cabinet positions, he believes Giuliani would be a \u201cwise\u201d choice for the job.<\/p>\n
Trump also told Fox News<\/a> he is thinking about appointing Giuliani to head up a commission on terrorism.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m thinking about setting up a commission, perhaps headed by Rudy Giuliani, to take a very serious look at this problem,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a real problem, not only here but throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giuliani told The New York Times he thinks a commission on terrorism is a good idea, but declined to say if he would accept the job.<\/p>\n
Rudy Giuliani: Neocon<\/strong><\/p>\nHis take on terrorism basically mirrors that of the neocon wing of the Republican party. During his presidential bid in 2008, the neocon Norman Podhoretz was Giuliani\u2019s foreign policy adviser. The former mayor has consistently stated the United States needs to be more \u201cproactive\u201d in the war on terror.<\/p>\n
In November, he discounted the war-weariness of the American people and said tens of thousands of troops should remain in Iraq.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care about public opinion; I care about the national security of the United States,\u201d Giuliani told MSNBC<\/a>. \u201cWe should have 30,000 or 40,000 troops in Iraq. If we had had them there consistently, ISIS would never have emerged.\u201d<\/p>\nHe also advocated sending troops into Syria. \u201cJohn McCain warned five years ago we\u2019ve got to go in. We\u2019ve got to go into Syria. We\u2019ve got to close this vacuum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Obama should have taken the advice of the neocons, Giuliani argued<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIf President Obama had listened to Sen. McCain and Sen. Graham and a whole group of other people, and had set up a no-fly zone in Syria five years ago, if we had gone in and worked with the Syrian legitimate rebels, if we had not taken our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, ISIS never would have emerged.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cISIS is an Obama creation,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n
Supports Surveillance State<\/strong><\/p>\nGiuliani supports the Patriot Act and mass surveillance of the American people. In June, he told Fox News there is no evidence information gathered under the Patriot Act was misused by the Bush and Obama administrations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI happen to know that the information is helpful,\u201d Giuliani said<\/a>. \u201cThe government has its hands tied behind its back because it can\u2019t defend itself. It can\u2019t point out the situations in which that information has been helpful.\u201d<\/p>\nGiuliani said he trusts the government<\/a> not to use the data for \u201cnefarious purposes\u201d and it \u201cis in the hands of some of our biggest patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, however, Trump said although he has yet to make choices for cabinet positions, he believes Giuliani would be a \u201cwise\u201d choice for the job.<\/p>\n
Trump also told Fox News<\/a> he is thinking about appointing Giuliani to head up a commission on terrorism.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thinking about setting up a commission, perhaps headed by Rudy Giuliani, to take a very serious look at this problem,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a real problem, not only here but throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Giuliani told The New York Times he thinks a commission on terrorism is a good idea, but declined to say if he would accept the job.<\/p>\n Rudy Giuliani: Neocon<\/strong><\/p>\n His take on terrorism basically mirrors that of the neocon wing of the Republican party. During his presidential bid in 2008, the neocon Norman Podhoretz was Giuliani\u2019s foreign policy adviser. The former mayor has consistently stated the United States needs to be more \u201cproactive\u201d in the war on terror.<\/p>\n In November, he discounted the war-weariness of the American people and said tens of thousands of troops should remain in Iraq.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t care about public opinion; I care about the national security of the United States,\u201d Giuliani told MSNBC<\/a>. \u201cWe should have 30,000 or 40,000 troops in Iraq. If we had had them there consistently, ISIS would never have emerged.\u201d<\/p>\n He also advocated sending troops into Syria. \u201cJohn McCain warned five years ago we\u2019ve got to go in. We\u2019ve got to go into Syria. We\u2019ve got to close this vacuum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Obama should have taken the advice of the neocons, Giuliani argued<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf President Obama had listened to Sen. McCain and Sen. Graham and a whole group of other people, and had set up a no-fly zone in Syria five years ago, if we had gone in and worked with the Syrian legitimate rebels, if we had not taken our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, ISIS never would have emerged.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cISIS is an Obama creation,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n Supports Surveillance State<\/strong><\/p>\n Giuliani supports the Patriot Act and mass surveillance of the American people. In June, he told Fox News there is no evidence information gathered under the Patriot Act was misused by the Bush and Obama administrations.<\/p>\n \u201cI happen to know that the information is helpful,\u201d Giuliani said<\/a>. \u201cThe government has its hands tied behind its back because it can\u2019t defend itself. It can\u2019t point out the situations in which that information has been helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n Giuliani said he trusts the government<\/a> not to use the data for \u201cnefarious purposes\u201d and it \u201cis in the hands of some of our biggest patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n