Their presence hasn't raised any misgivings about port security.
My entire point here is that we are NOT checking enough containers and crates and their cargo coming into our Seaports to say our Ports are SAFE...
Having been in the Trucking Business over 30 years and going in and out of Nations Seaports, I am deeply concerned about cargo that is merely checked, 'in some cases', by reading the shipping documents or bills of lading...
It is not x-rayed 100% and not opened up and inspected 100%. The latest statistics say only 6-8% of our Seaport cargo is actually 'inspected'...
In 'many' cases, what it says on the paperwork 'is not' what's listed on the paperwork. This IS wrong!
I don't care how long it takes or by what means it takes to do so, we MUST check out the cargo 100%. This IS an extremely dangerous situation that has NOT gotten any better, for the 'most' part, over the years...
We actually have 'some' PRIVATE small Island Seaports in several smaller Cities in Florida, like Riviera Beach, that are owned by Steamship Lines. The City, County & State do not run them and security there is provided by private companies like Wakenhut, just to name one...
Our MAJOR Seaports 'should be' run BY Americans and NOT
farmed out' to ANY other Country. At this point I would be in favor of asking a Company like Halliburton to 'step in' and take charge because I have more confidence in THEIR ability to DEFUSE this situation and do the job RIGHT. 64% of the people polled, according to FOX, do NOT want to see the UAE involved in our Nation's Seaports...
Wake Up America & Wake Up President Bush & The Maritime Commission! This issue has already cost the GOP votes during the '06 mid-term Election that they couldn't afford to lose...
This is NOT a Democrat or Republican issue we're talking about here, it's an AMERICAN issue and AMERICANS need to be running our Seaports...
God Bless America & Those Who Protect & Defend HER!
Matt Bruce
Sarasota, FL