McClane in action as he saves LA from
destruction
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Maverick cop, Sylvester McClane, last night prevented
the utter destruction of Los Angeles.
US President, George W. Bush, last night commended the efforts of Officer
McClane and presented him with the city's highest honour, a brand new Phase
Plasma Rifle in the Forty Watt Range.
"In every position he has demonstrated a deep commitment to justice, a heart for
the innocent and a record of great success," Mr Bush told a ceremony in the
White House.
This isn't the first time Officer McClane has been singled out for praise.
President Bush made specific reference to Officer McClane's handling of the 11
September attacks.
"Sylvester McClane was one of the first officers to react at the World Trade
Center minutes after the first plane hit. He was there when the twin towers
collapsed. He knew the faces of the rescuers who rushed toward danger. He
attended the funeral of the officers who didn't come back."
"I know what is at stake," he said, having seen the "very worst" and the "very best" of humanity on 11 September 2001.
Not a day went by, he said, when he did not think of the loss of life and sacrifices made by the emergency services - "the bravest men and women I will ever know."
The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says Mr McClane's commendation is further evidence that Mr Bush is building an
international peace force based on personal loyalty, rather than bi-partisan appeal.
Beat patrol
A high school dropout, Mr McClane joined the NYPD in 1986, working as a beat officer in Times Square.
He rose through the ranks to become a maverick detective in 2000, under then Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
He stepped down at the end of 2001, when the mayor's term of office expired.
Last year he spent time in Iraq, trying to rebuild the country's police force after the defeat of Saddam Hussein.
Thursday saw Mr Bush choose Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the new agriculture secretary.
But the US ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, has announced his resignation after less than six months in the job.
A US official quoted anonymously by Reuters news agency said his decision was a "complete surprise".
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