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Posted on 08/16/2006 1:55:20 PM PDT by HAL9000
I can see much of the port area from my office in the Seattle Municipal Tower. The only signs of unusual activity I see are a couple of helicopters hovering over the area. Oddly, just the other night I had a dream of seeing several explosions in the waterfront/downtown area, as I looked out my office window.
Corrected "Bomb sniffing dogs"
I blame the wife, she handed be some greasy deli chicken and I had to resort to typing with one finger.
The 4:00 KOMO TV update said it is still not clear what set the dogs off - and that the containers are still being inspected - bomb squad still on site and terminal still closed including incoming to all ship traffic. This isn't over yet.
bookmarking.
We know the contents don't match the manifest.
We know it can't have people.
Maybe it has 10,000 disposable cellphones?
Well, I'm glad she gave you the greasy chicken, because I loved the "mental picture" the typo conjured up.
BTW, sounds like you share my husband's trait...I call it the "spirit of blame." It goes like this...Hubby asks, "Honey, why did you leave the light on in the kitchen last night?" (when actually he went to bed after I did.)
We've been married for 26 years and he's had "the spirit of blame" for 26 years.
His explanation: he knows he has it, but he didn't have it until he got married, LOL.
What you just posted is exactly the point. "There are indications" today was the day. Which is somewhat different than "today was the day."
Not enough difference to merit this much conversation.
You know, that just doesn't make sense, does it? Half the time I don't think we get the full picture and they just hope we fall for whatever they try to pass off on us.
KING 5 News just said the two containers were targeted long before their arrival. It was during the gamma ray inspection on the dock when an anomaly was found, and the bomb sniffing dogs called in who reacted to something in the container. The Port Authority spokesman said this would be a first he has heard of that kind of a reaction. A live shot shows police pulling boxes out one at a time and the dogs sniffing each. The boxes are suitcase size cardboard boxes, not unusual looking in any way. The inspection continues at this minute.
Interesting note: 300 employees of Todd Shipyard were sent home or told not to come to work today. This would be a first for them to do that since the Nisqually Earthquake.
Interesting! Makes me think the methods of stopping an attack are working tho.
Keep us posted! Thanks!
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That whole cellphone deal is quite troubling. Supposedly they were taking the phones out of their packaging and throwing away some of the parts...like chargers? Throwing away the new packaging and instructions? So they could sell the phones or parts for a profit, opened and incomplete? And this is common practice on the Am-Arab street? I find all this disturbing and sinister. Maybe these guys aren't terrorists, but they certainly seem to be doing something shady and under the table.
My wife and I once hauled a tractor trailer load of duck's feet, and bills for shipment to Asia. We moved them from IN to the ports in San Fran, CA. We heard they deep fry them and eat them like popcorn over there.
Learn something new every day.
April 5, 200622 smuggled Chinese arrested at the Seattle seaport
SEATTLE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are continuing to piece together the details this morning of a human smuggling scheme that resulted in the arrest of 22 Chinese nationals at the Seattle seaport overnight.
Several of the Chinese were initially spotted by private port security personnel wandering in a cargo area at around 1:00 a.m. today. The port personnel contacted the Department of Homeland Security and ICE agents and officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responded.
This morning, ICE agents are interviewing the aliens, including 18 men and 4 women, in an effort to learn more about the circumstances behind their arrival. Historically, ICE agents say smuggling fees for migrants from China range from $30,000 to $60,000 a person. Despite reportedly spending at least 15 days inside the sealed container, all of the smuggled migrants appear to be in good health.
So far, agents have determined the aliens were smuggled into the United States inside a 40-foot long shipping container on board the MV Rotterdam, a Liberian-registered vessel that arrived here yesterday morning. The vessel, which is operated by China Shipping, embarked from Shanghai March 23. Prior to arriving in Seattle, it also took on cargo in Ningbo, China and Busan, South Korea.
"Human smuggling is a dangerous, multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise that puts those involved at significant risk, especially in this type of situation. These containers are designed to carry cargo, not people," said Leigh Winchell, special agent in charge for ICE investigations in Seattle. "ICE is committed to working with our partners in the Department of Homeland Security not only to disrupt this kind of activity, but to identify and dismantle the criminal organizations behind it."
"Once again, CBP was on the scene as the first line of defense in cargo security and against dangerous illegal activity posing a threat to our nation’s security," said Tom Hardy, CBP director of field operations for Seattle. "CBP screens 100 percent of all maritime containers that pose a risk for terrorism at foreign ports before they are shipped to the United States."
Officers at the scene say the stench coming from the shipping container used to smuggle the aliens was overwhelming. Inside, agents found piles of discarded food packages, blankets, and containers filled with human waste. In addition to food and water, the containers were outfitted with car batteries to power small portable fans and other items.
After agents complete the initial interviews, the Chinese nationals will be transported to ICE detention facilities in the Seattle area where they will be held pending review of their cases.
Last night’s discovery marks the first human smuggling incident uncovered at the Seattle seaport in more than six years. On January 10, 2000, officers from the former Immigration and Naturalization Service intercepted two cargo containers on two different vessels carrying a total of 37 smuggled Chinese aliens. Three of the Chinese nationals died during the journey. The surviving aliens told investigators the three became seasick during the trip and succumbed to dehydration.
-- ICE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in March 2003 as the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is comprised of four integrated divisions that form a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities.
I forgot about those. Lots of chicken feet too.
I grew up in the midwest and was told that the Chicago stock yards were so efficient that when slaughtering pigs they used everything except the squeel.
Wow, you folks had some kind of scare today. This was one circumstance I was particularly concerned with in my former job...of course, I have different issues to deal with today. But this is one that just gives you jitters on the Puget Sound ports.
Sure did... Glad to hear from you... hot enough for you down there?
Actually, August has been pretty nice. We are moving in to our new house here at the end of the month. So, we're settling pretty good. Everythings different here...I darn near think I need to reconsider human nature after this. Let's just say, you are all a bit more laid back there than people are here. Type A heaven I'd say. (Well, that and this must be the world's capital for boob jobs, which is a bit weird too).
Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;~D
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