Terrorism expert says LNG project lacks safeguards

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-md.co.lng27may27,0,7301278.story ^ | May 27, 2009 | By Mary Gail Hare

[Cindy]

"Terrorism expert says LNG project lacks safeguards Opponents of Sparrows Point terminal enlist former CIA official"

SNIPPET: "Opponents of a liquefied natural gas terminal in eastern Baltimore County stepped up their attacks Tuesday, hosting an appearance by a former CIA officer who said the $400 million project lacks critical safeguards and raises the specter of terrorism and piracy."

SNIPPET: ""AES wants to build this facility without putting in meaningful safeguards to stand up to terrorist threats," Faddis said.

In his talk yesterday, Faddis raised the issue of piracy, tying recent incidents on the Indian Ocean to what could happen on the Chesapeake Bay.

Tom Suneson, spokesman for the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, a union that supports AES, called that theory alarmist and far-fetched.

"Pirates are found in lawless places, where there is a total breakdown in society," Suneson said. "These people are raising alarms and creating fear where it does not belong. This project will bring work to the port and plenty of jobs. We need this gas and we need the tankers to bring it in."

The possibility of terrorism or catastrophic accident outweighs the promise of jobs, said state Sen. Norman R. Stone Jr., who attended the meeting. Faddis' expertise "lends credence to what we know could happen here," Stone said."

[Cindy]

Hat Tip: MakingSenseOfJihad.com

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http://www.makingsenseofjihad.com/2009/05/thar-be-pirates-in-the-chesapeake.html

“In the Chesapeake!?”
(May 27, 2009)

[Cindy]

Correcting the title in post no. 2:

“Thar be Pirates! In the Chesapeake!?”

[norraad]

All PetroCorpos wait for big bangs before directing attention (real attention, not just publicity talknice from pretty spokespersons) to safety.

[Cindy]

I’d expand that comment a bit more, norraad.

I do believe that all people with commonsense do want safe LNG programs; the problem is that terrorism seems like a remote situation and not in our backyard.

This thinking is why so many people have been “surprised and shocked” when terrorism and/or attempted terrorism has occurred here in America.

[norraad]

I’m 3rd gen. behind the fence, I know what I’m talking about.

[Cindy]

I absolutely believe you do know what you are talking about and I do thank you for your feedback.

[SunkenCiv]

Tom Suneson, spokesman for the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, a union that supports AES, called that theory alarmist and far-fetched. "Pirates are found in lawless places, where there is a total breakdown in society," Suneson said. "These people are raising alarms and creating fear where it does not belong. This project will bring work to the port and plenty of jobs. We need this gas and we need the tankers to bring it in."

"That's true -- Baltimore isn't Chicago."