Moroccan Initiative

{{Short description|New York City surveillance program}}

{{One source|date=June 2016}}The Moroccan Initiative was a New York City Police Department surveillance program that targeted Moroccan immigrants in New York City. The program began with help from the CIA under President George W. Bush after the 2003 Casablanca bombings and the 2004 Madrid train bombings that was linked to Moroccan terrorists.{{cite news |title=NYPD Eyed US Citizens in Intel Effort |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/09/22/us/AP-US-NYPD-Intelligence.html?_r=1&hp |newspaper=Associated Press |date= September 22, 2011 |accessdate=2011-09-22 }}