[battletank]

According to a Fox News report here...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185107,00.html

"DPW would not be responsible for cargo screening, which is performed by the Department of Homeland Security, but the port operator is responsible for securing cargo coming in and out of the port, the port facility itself and the hiring of security personnel."

Sounds like a security issue to me. Hiring of SECURITY personnel???

[oceanview]

the security cameras may magically be out of service when "Osama & Sons Security", the new security subcontractor hired by the UAE management, just happens to be working that day when the nerve gas is being shipped in.

[BigSkyFreeper]

"DPW would not be responsible for cargo screening, which is performed by the Department of Homeland Security, but the port operator is responsible for securing cargo coming in and out of the port, the port facility itself and the hiring of security personnel."

So? Nothing would have changed. The Coast Guard and Port Authority Police operate under Homeland Security.