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Report: Dean was warned on lax Vermont security
Associated Press ^
| Sat, Jan. 03, 2004
| By JOHN SOLOMON and DAVID GRAM
Posted on 01/03/2004 10:59:40 AM PST by .cnI redruM
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:49:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Presidential hopeful Howard Dean, who accuses President Bush of being weak on homeland security, was warned repeatedly as Vermont governor about security lapses at his state's nuclear power plant and was told the state was ill-prepared for a disaster at its most attractive terrorist target.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 2004; dean; howarddean; nuclearplant; nuclearreactors; security; vermontyankee
What? You mean having 3 people on his entire emergency response team was inadequate? Why shouldn't a goveror whose nuclear reactors have the worst security inb the nation question the credentials of others on the issue?
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:00:06 AM PST
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To: .cnI redruM
You mean having 3 people... Yes, but they were very, very sincere people.
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:03:32 AM PST
by
tbpiper
To: tbpiper
To: .cnI redruM
Sadly, this is also the case at a lot of Nuke plants around the country. There was a guy -- ex-SEAL -- I remember hearing about who did safety consulting for the govt. and was able to stage "mock-takeovers" at nearly half the facilities that agreed to try his program. Needless to say, after the first round, most other facilities opted out of the program. Hopefully we'll get some accountability on thse things nationwide once the DHS starts to gel.
I know we've got to get off the Saudi Teat for energy, but post 9-11 nuke plants in general seem like more trouble than they're worth.
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:15:58 AM PST
by
logan
To: .cnI redruM
bump
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:18:46 AM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: .cnI redruM
Wow, an objective AP article.
To: tbpiper; MeeknMing; autoresponder
And this guy wants to be in charge of national security?
HOW THE DEMOCRATS SEE THE SOUTHERN VOTE
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:25:26 AM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
To: .cnI redruM
Yes but were not better off with Saadam gone.
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:29:37 AM PST
by
Tigen
To: logan
My husband does intermittent work for a nuclear plant 30 miles east of our city. Even though he goes maybe once a week and everybody knows him, they still search his truck from bumper to bumper complete with mirrors under the frame. He says it doesn't bother him one bit.
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:30:21 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: .cnI redruM
"DEAN KNEW!"
snicker snicker
To: logan
Welcome to Free Republic.
Dean is toast.
To: Quilla
I live between Perry and Davis-Besse.
No worries.
To: Quilla
Even though he goes maybe once a week and everybody knows him, they still search his truck from bumper to bumper complete with mirrors under the frame. He says it doesn't bother him one bit. That's good to hear. However, the work of David Orrik (thak you google!) had to do with armed response to frontal terrorist assault, not truck bombs. The nightmare scenario is 5 or 10 armed bad guys shoot their way into the control room and trigger a big meltdown.
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:39:02 AM PST
by
logan
To: Happy2BMe
Great post!
:^D
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:51:43 AM PST
by
FBD
(Where is Global Warming when we really need it?)
To: logan
Welcome to Free Republic!
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posted on
01/03/2004 11:53:22 AM PST
by
FBD
(Where is Global Warming when we really need it?)
To: .cnI redruM
Yet another hillary hit piece on Dean. The lefties at AP assigned two reporters to investigate. These attacks are coming out like a flood. And you know what? They won't do a bit of good, because Dean's loyal supporters couldn't care less. The anti-Dean campaign is no more than a faint buzzing in their ears.
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posted on
01/03/2004 12:02:44 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Happy2BMe
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posted on
01/03/2004 12:06:35 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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