COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan defence ministry said its forces have repulsed Wednesday's attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels around a strategic northeastern port, killing 40 insurgents and wounding 70 others.
The latest fighting raised fears that Sri Lanka was heading for a full-scale war. The rebels said earlier that they had overrun four Sri Lankan army camps around the strategic port of Trincomalee, a day after the guerrillas laid siege to the area, which has seen some of the fiercest fighting in years.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1844451.cms
Ports To Get New Radiation Detectors
DHS Moves to Reduce the Risk of a Dirty Bomb Entering the U.S. Through Seaports
The Department of Homeland Security, under a program called the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Initiative, recently announced the award of contracts to three companies (Raytheon Company – Integrated Defense Systems, Thermo Electron Corporation, and Canberra Industries, Inc.) to install advanced radiation detector systems in some of our country’s ports. The first test installation is slated to be in the Port of Staten Island.
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http://commentary.threatswatch.org/2006/08/ports-to-get-new-radiation-det/
Border agents fail to spot fake papers
Wed Aug 2,
WASHINGTON - Undercover investigators entered the United States using fake documents repeatedly this year — including some cases in which Homeland Security Department agents didn't ask for identification.
At nine border crossings on the Mexico and Canadian borders, agents "never questioned the authenticity of the counterfeit documents," according to Government Accountability Office testimony to be released Wednesday.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060802/ap_on_go_ot/border_insecurity
Interesting set of links.
THANKS Oorang.
Add to that all the employers who accept phony documents for proof of citizenship (with virtually no consequences except a guaranteed steady stream of illegal workers to quench their low-wage, no benefits, employment requirements), it appears we'll inevitably continue to have gaping holes in our national security.
JustPiper sent this e-mail, which begs to be posted:
Terrorists plot to attack Americans through food supply
Snip: While airport security, seaport protection, illegal immigration and other functions of the Department of Homeland Security garner more attention and news headlines, one of the most fear terrorist tactics is the use of the United States' domestic food supply chain to kill as many Americans as possible.
Intelligence sources believe that this type of terrorist plot is being considered by members of several groups including Al-Qaeda. In fact, the DHS has a term to describe such a tactic: Agroterrorism.