[Cobra64]

Good observation... hadn't thought about this even though I've flown over a lot of rail yards. Taking it to another level, we could look at the hundreds of thousands of truck containers stacked up in the vicinity in Newark, NJ harbor.

If the Feds have to hire 28,000 port security folks, the focus should be on smart guys looking into these issues, and not the airport screeners. If we were to eliminate carry on luggage, a large portion of airport security will be alleviated; some will be pushed to the luggage concerns. At least passengers will be rendered harmless.

[JohnHuang2]

Gary Aldrich ping...

[Snow Bunny]

Since I am a fan of Gary Aldrich you get a (((((( HUG )))) for pinging me to this . Thanks sooo much JH.

[blondee123]

if she wrote a book about it & still nothing was done, do you really think our letters to el congress will do any good? what CAN we do???

[SLB]

Thanks for the bump.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thanks for the article. Scary.

[maica]

Darlene Fitzgerald-Catalan has written a book describing the incredible events leading up to her voluntary resignation in 1999. Then, she worried about out-of-control drug trafficking, with pressurized rail cars as the vehicle. Today, Fitzgerald-Catalan is glad she brought her concerns to the public in her book, "U.S. Customs – Badge of Dishonor," because she and her former U.S. federal agent associates understand the real potential for disaster.

Fitzgerald-Catalan stated, "When a federal agency tasked with the protection of U.S. citizens' interests is too incompetent or too corrupted to do the job, something needs to be done."

Voluntary resignation of competent and ethical workers has occured in every bureaucracy. Decent people have only so much energy to fight hopeless battles.

Incompetence and insolence, if not corruption, prevail in INS, America's public schools, Union hierarchies, to name a few bureaucracies. Sadly, I guess the FBI and Customs have not been immune from this syndrome. The 'American way of life' can only exist if people agree to act ethically. There will never be enough inspectors, investigators, security details, etc to enforce healthy (for the common good) behavior, if the populace does not live in a world where such behavior is respected as a given.

INS, Customs, FBI, the whole DOJ have contributed so much to the failure of our system of CIVILIZATION that I really fear for the future.

Armed National Guard troops on street corners and prosperity are not compatible.

[RMDupree]

John: Thanks for posting this!! I'm a big fan of Gary's and enjoy his insight.

Gary: Kudos, Big Gar! Out of the park, once again. Now, will anybody listen? :(

[bluewater bird]

Would greatly appreciate your putting me on your Gary Aldrich ping list, too. Thanks.

[TruthNtegrity]

As a former whistleblower myself, I can tell you that there are probably more details than have been told here. It scares me the depths to which those who are absorbed in saving their jobs will go to in order to prevent the truth from coming out, no matter the consequences for thousands of harmless Americans.

[Gritty]

A Gary Aldrich BUMP!