Posted on 03/01/2006 9:55:01 PM PST by Stajack
In light of the rampant speculation and rumor surrounding the port debate, Brit Hume dispatched Jim Angle to the Port of Baltimore on a fact finding mission. Mr. Angle interviewed a longshoreman with almost 30 years of service, a management executive with the current terminal operator (P&O Ports), as well as customs officials. The following is a summary of the findings of the Foxnews investigative report.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
It's safe to then say, that if someone knew what they were doing and skilled in chemistry and nuclear chemistry, in addition to some HVAC type stuff -- they could built a detection-proof container which contains a large nuke. And have a >95% chance of it making it through to turn NY harbor into instant steam and Manhattan into glass, and the near counties of `NY and NJ into dust and ash.
Um, "state" here means more like a "state of being" not a government entity.
You're a Patriot? I believe you. And that's great, but don't think for a SECOND that you've got the market cornered on patriotism. As far as the "hard core globalist" stuff, gimme a break. To me, that implies all that foreign law, international court, UN-loving, kum-bay-ya CRAP. If you want to call me something, call me a PRAGMATIST. I had doubts like everyone else when I first heard about the pending Port deal. But I saw an OBJECTIVE REPORT yesterday from journalists I TRUST that convinced me this deal is WORKABLE. Not to mention the added benefit of a cordial (if not lovey, dovey) relationship that ensures a continued strategic footprint in a hostile region. I did a risk/reward analysis and I like the upside, FOR AMERICA.
Actually, with $6.8 billion to put into it, I'm sure they could come up with lots better ideas than tying the money up in this world-wide port terminal deal!
Look again. Wasn't referring to the word "state".
can be replaced with a pronoun, and refer to an "entity, quality, state, action, or concept "
I think the right term is "entity". As in, government entity.
"Entity" means something/one that has existence.
Does it make sense to strip-search Jewish grandmas in wheelchairs before they board a plane? Should we search 100% of the passengers?
Apart from the fact that your definition lists all the different categories a noun can fall into -- not the categories all nouns necessarily fall into (a logical impossiblity).
False? Not false :-)
If the UAE had bad intentions, it would be IMMINENTLY EASIER for them to perpetrate a hostile act on their turf, like the YEMENIS did. That said, I agree with you that wherever we have assets at risk, HERE OR THERE, the risk needs to be managed.
Actually, I did read a lot of it, and it is pretty convincing stuff. Thanks.
Never said that. Using the word "nationalist" alone, may have left the wrong impression in your mind.
>>>> As far as the "hard core globalist" stuff, gimme a break.
Okay, you're a patriot too.
For me personally, I place my nationalism ahead of my internationalism. And by a wide margin too boot.
>>>>If you want to call me something, call me a PRAGMATIST.
Fine. Call me a principled conservative first and a pragmatist second. The DPW/UAE deal isn't in the best interests of the USA, long term. The law will eventually be changed. How the Feds, the Prez and our elected officials deal with this issue in the short term, is an entirely different story. So far all I've seen is a bureaucratic bungling of the highest order. As I like to call it, bureaucrats gone wild.
As for the "strategic footprint in a hostile region". I doubt that factual reality will change anytime soon. Regardless of what happens with this current flap over the CFIUS mishandling of the approval process.
nuclear chemistry??.
If the guys have that level of expertise then they can probably get it in another way. If they have a nuke on ship they could do more damage by blowing in the harbor it before the ship docks and the container can be inspected.
Jewish grandmother rarely travel aboard transoceanic containerships. The containers are searched truly randomly -- that 5% search rate holds for shipments from the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia alike. If you're happy with that, just understand that there's an associated risk.
Ok, make it harder for them. What else can you ask for? But protecting the borders seems like a pretty solid start.
With the measure in place they will probably do that anyway since the .05 probability of compromise is probably higher than they can tolerate for such an asset.
I don't know -- you think 9/11 had a 95% chance of success? If they have anything even remotely close to that, they'll hit.
The movie scenario from a thriller a few years ago where a weapon is secretly loaded on an airliner and detonated by a pressure device as the plane descends would have a greater chance of going off over a major metropolitan area but not a downtown area unless you "do" LA.
Ok, but that's a huge technical challenge on at least nineteen different fronts.
Ditto. They can unload it from a big cargo ship a few miles offshore to some dumpy looking fishing scow. It can cruise right up to any pier, anywhere along any coast.
Our only real protection is from the James Bonds of the world.
What will you do if, after the 45-day review by high level bureaucrats, the end result is that the deal is approved?
REMINDER! If you missed the original Foxnews investigative report:
Go to foxnews.com...FNC TV...primetime...Special Report.
The title of the video clip is "Firsthand Look"
What I do at that point isn't relevent.
See my post at #71.
I saw #71.
I'm just wondering if you will trust the review, or continue to oppose.
"The DPW/UAE deal isn't in the best interests of the USA, long term. The law will eventually be changed. How the Feds, the Prez and our elected officials deal with this issue in the short term, is an entirely different story. So far all I've seen is a bureaucratic bungling of the highest order. As I like to call it, bureaucrats gone wild."
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