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Security fears about infiltration by terrorists
Washington Times ^ | 02/22/06 | By Bill Gertz

Posted on 02/22/2006 8:30:35 AM PST by notes2005

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To: notes2005

This article deserves a bit more discussion than it is getting here.

I think the hysterical reaction to this is overblown ... but conservative Bush administration insiders expressing security concerns ... that gets my attention.


21 posted on 02/22/2006 12:14:57 PM PST by Oliver Optic
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To: Stellar Dendrite
"It turns out that an anti-Israeli foundation run by the crown prince of Dubai owns the very deed to CAIR's headquarters located almost in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol."

Ah yes. CAIR, the other shadow government.

22 posted on 02/22/2006 2:56:22 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: Stellar Dendrite

C'mon folks, you cannot disagree with the Bush admin, their pom pom crowd on the net will attack you as some drooling troll or run of the mill Bush hater.


I don't hate the man, most people I know that disagree with him or find a fault or two don't hate him. We just want to be allowed to disagree without being called traitor. Hell I voted for him twice, given the same choices in '00 or '04 I'd still vote for him. This does not make him infallible.


23 posted on 02/22/2006 6:11:34 PM PST by trubluolyguy (I don't hate Arabs. But I wouldn't trust a muzzie as far as I could throw Ted Kennedy.)
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To: notes2005

There are no terrorists. You complainers are all... all.... xenophobes and racists and stuff.


24 posted on 02/22/2006 6:41:57 PM PST by Pelham ("Borders? We don' need no stinking borders!")
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother
Looks to me like a case of bigotry to me.

Hey, you're stealing Karl Rove's material. Or maybe it's Grover Norquist's. Of course, they're both lifting from old Jesse Jackson and Morris Dees fundraisers, so I suppose it's free to use.

25 posted on 02/22/2006 6:45:49 PM PST by Pelham ("Borders? We don' need no stinking borders!")
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To: Pelham

The "conservatives" regarding the matter of taxation only are for all intents and purposes nothing more than Lexus Libs. Norquist might have been a good College Republican and did some good rhetoric on tax reform. But beyond that, in this post-9/11 world, he is so 9/10. I lump him right in there with Murtha and Cindy Sheehan.


26 posted on 02/22/2006 7:49:54 PM PST by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: redgirlinabluestate

"Now what?"

The U.S. need to get real busy real quick teaching Americans to run American ports and putting the resources behind making that happen. Our borders and our ports must be under American management. Enough with the outsourcing of America!


27 posted on 02/22/2006 10:34:22 PM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: redgirlinabluestate

"Now what?"

The U.S. need to get real busy real quick teaching Americans to run American ports and putting the resources behind making that happen. Our borders and our ports must be under American management. Enough with the outsourcing of America!


28 posted on 02/22/2006 10:36:58 PM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now (Mr Bush, why are you violating the mandates of your Bush Doctrine?)
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Well, it's too late for that. Found these facts on another thread:
Foreign companies already own or operate most of the maritime infrastructure that sustains American trade.
At the port of Los Angeles, 80 per cent of the terminals are operated by foreign companies. Chinese companies operate more than half the terminals (thanks to the Clinton years).

Go to any port in the country and you'll be lucky to see a single giant vessel with U.S.A. on its stern. Foreign-owned airplanes fly into American airports every hour too and what stops the UAE planes from crashing into our buildings? We will never be 100% safe.

Apparently, the UAE Dubai Ports World already handles port management for U.S. Navy ships from the 5th fleet for their regular port calls in the United Arab Emirates -- a pretty high measure of trustworthiness.

Given all this, and the overwhelming foreign nature of the port management, I think the answer is to demand the most rigorous and thorough screening of high risk containers in our ports. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise and they will be forced to finally address the security procedures involving the ports.


29 posted on 02/23/2006 8:24:01 AM PST by redgirlinabluestate
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To: cripplecreek

Well that alone should kill the deal ....


30 posted on 02/23/2006 12:06:41 PM PST by SkyDancer (" Ok, if it's global warming then what caused the Ice Age and what ended it?")
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To: Stellar Dendrite
""You have to be concerned about a firm from that part of the world managing the ports," this official said. "They are more vulnerable to compromise and penetration by terrorists, even if they are just managing the port."

Right on point. Any risk, even a small one, is unacceptable.

31 posted on 02/23/2006 2:45:17 PM PST by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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