Report: Dean was warned on lax Vermont security

Associated Press ^ | Sat, Jan. 03, 2004 | By JOHN SOLOMON and DAVID GRAM

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Presidential hopeful Howard Dean, who accuses President Bush of being weak on homeland security, was warned repeatedly as Vermont governor about security lapses at his state's nuclear power plant and was told the state was ill-prepared for a disaster at its most attractive terrorist target.

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What? You mean having 3 people on his entire emergency response team was inadequate? Why shouldn't a goveror whose nuclear reactors have the worst security inb the nation question the credentials of others on the issue?

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[tbpiper]

You mean having 3 people...

Yes, but they were very, very sincere people.

[Conservative_Nationalist]

This story is also posted here ---> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050962/posts

[logan]

Sadly, this is also the case at a lot of Nuke plants around the country. There was a guy -- ex-SEAL -- I remember hearing about who did safety consulting for the govt. and was able to stage "mock-takeovers" at nearly half the facilities that agreed to try his program. Needless to say, after the first round, most other facilities opted out of the program. Hopefully we'll get some accountability on thse things nationwide once the DHS starts to gel.

I know we've got to get off the Saudi Teat for energy, but post 9-11 nuke plants in general seem like more trouble than they're worth.

[finnman69]

bump

[Chris Tucker]

Wow, an objective AP article.

[Happy2BMe]

And this guy wants to be in charge of national security?

HOW THE DEMOCRATS SEE THE SOUTHERN VOTE

[Tigen]

Yes but were not better off with Saadam gone.

[Quilla]

My husband does intermittent work for a nuclear plant 30 miles east of our city. Even though he goes maybe once a week and everybody knows him, they still search his truck from bumper to bumper complete with mirrors under the frame. He says it doesn't bother him one bit.

[mabelkitty]

"DEAN KNEW!"

snicker snicker

[mabelkitty]

Welcome to Free Republic.
Dean is toast.

[mabelkitty]

I live between Perry and Davis-Besse.
No worries.

[logan]

Even though he goes maybe once a week and everybody knows him, they still search his truck from bumper to bumper complete with mirrors under the frame. He says it doesn't bother him one bit.

That's good to hear. However, the work of David Orrik (thak you google!) had to do with armed response to frontal terrorist assault, not truck bombs. The nightmare scenario is 5 or 10 armed bad guys shoot their way into the control room and trigger a big meltdown.

[FBD]

Great post!

:^D

[FBD]

Welcome to Free Republic!

[Cicero]

Yet another hillary hit piece on Dean. The lefties at AP assigned two reporters to investigate. These attacks are coming out like a flood. And you know what? They won't do a bit of good, because Dean's loyal supporters couldn't care less. The anti-Dean campaign is no more than a faint buzzing in their ears.

[MeekOneGOP]

DR. DEAN GETS RELIGION ON SOUTHERN TRAIL
(devout liberal panders for Christian votes)
(Click here or on pic to see thread)