UNION BIG OPENS 'FIRE' ON GIULIANI

BRAVEST BOSS: 'WE'LL GO AFTER HIM' IN '08

July 1, 2007 -- Calling Rudy Giuliani unqualified to lead, the city's firefighter union is vowing to try to torpedo the former mayor's bid for the presidency.

Uniformed Firefighters Association president Steve Cassidy told The Post that if the Republican front-runner starts to get "real traction, we will go after him."

The UFA "will never be with Rudy Giuliani," he proclaimed. "We will make it known that he is not qualified to lead."

Cassidy's blunt assessments stemmed from the "poor preparations" Giuliani made to protect the city and first-responders in the wake of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six.

"For someone running for the highest office in the country claiming to be a leader on terrorism, Giuliani's track record stinks," Cassidy declared.

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