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Thread #88972   Message #1690727
Posted By: Ebbie
11-Mar-06 - 02:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: Bush Gives US Port Security to Arabs!
Subject: RE: BS: Bush Gives US Port Security to Arabs!
Known for quite awhile,(lots more at the link) but just published:

"Lapses by private port operators, shipping lines or truck drivers could allow terrorists to smuggle weapons of mass destruction into the United States, according to a government review of security at American seaports.

"The $75 million, three-year study by the Homeland Security Department included inspections at a New Jersey cargo terminal involved in the dispute over a Dubai company's now-abandoned bid to take over significant operations at six major U.S. ports.

"The previously undisclosed results from the study found that cargo containers can be opened secretly during shipment to add or remove items without alerting U.S. authorities, according to government documents marked "sensitive security information" and obtained by The Associated Press."

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