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15 Freighters Believed to Be Linked To Al Qaeda
Washington Post ^
| 12/31/2002
| John Mintz
Posted on 12/30/2002 8:36:21 PM PST by Pokey78
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:36:22 PM PST
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
15 new artificial reefs. Great !
To: Pokey78
Seems like we heard of this shortly after 9-11 also...
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:40:22 PM PST
by
RCW2001
To: Pokey78
Semi-related, anyone care to comment on why we're not closing all of our borders at this point, even as a temporary measure?
...and yes, this IS series. :-p
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:40:41 PM PST
by
tonmo
To: Pokey78
Say, you remember those Al Qaida thugs that were vaporized from the air by the Predator...???
To: tonmo
...anyone care to comment on why we're not closing all of our borders at this point...Simple. Because the economy would collapse.
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:46:20 PM PST
by
AntiGuv
To: PoorMuttly
We are at war: We have submarines: What the hell are we waiting for?
To: Pokey78
Remember that radio active ship (they say it was due to tiles), the something-er-other Senator? What ever happened to that ship, anyway?
To: Uncle George
SINK 'EM... The ocean is wide and deep... strange things happen ya know...
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:51:20 PM PST
by
Robe
To: Pokey78
Time to give our subs some torpedo practice!
To: AntiGuv
Simple. Because the economy would collapse. What if there were to be a lot of money (I dunno... billions) devoted to regulating traffic? Couldn't this be done in a way that wouldn't cause our economy to collapse, while severely restricting enemy infiltration by heavy monitoring?
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:52:46 PM PST
by
tonmo
To: Pokey78
To: Uncle George
Second the motion. If we have them ID'd, sink them.
To: Savage Beast
BINGO !
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:58:53 PM PST
by
DWar
To: Dark Wing
ping
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posted on
12/30/2002 8:59:56 PM PST
by
Thud
To: tonmo
Sure it could - but that's tightening the border controls, not closing the borders down altogether. Perhaps that's what the original post meant though I took it literally. In any case, so far as the ports are concerned, it seems that conflicts between the maritime companies & the longshoreman unions are the greatest impediment (aside from the breadth & scale of the problem). I really haven't looked into any of the details about that or why the Feds aren't moving more aggressively to improve port security. To be honest, I just figured that's one of the things this new Homeland Security Department is supposed to take care of whenever it gets organized.
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posted on
12/30/2002 9:00:37 PM PST
by
AntiGuv
To: tonmo
"Semi-related, anyone care to comment on why we're not closing all of our borders at this point, even as a temporary measure? "
Simple - it would cost the US more then 10 Billion $$ per day !
To: tonmo; Uncle George
Greatness is found when American character and American courage overcome American challenges.
We heard it during World War II, when General Eisenhower told paratroopers on D-Day morning not to worry and one replied, "We're not worried, General ... It's Hitler's turn to worry now."
George W
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posted on
12/30/2002 9:02:59 PM PST
by
TLBSHOW
To: tonmo
Maybe it's because the borders are 12,000 miles long and we don't have that much razorwire?
Are you actually suggesting that we cease all forms of trade? That's exactly what Al Queda would like us to do.
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posted on
12/30/2002 9:06:04 PM PST
by
Ramius
To: AntiGuv
Well hi-jacked airplanes, as well as, biological and nuclear threats don't bode well for an economy either. I did some business travel to Australia, we would do well to pattern our tourist/business/student visas after their system. They are vigilant, and they keep track of everyone entering and leaving their country. When your work-visa inticates that you will be leaving in two weeks, they make sure that you are on-time. Per my experience they even have a cap on the timeframe for a work visa, as to not impede Australian workers or lose jobs to outside interests.
We are wasting more money to stripe search an 80 Grandmother from Wisconsin, than to protect an imminent danger from our ports or our borders with Canada and Mexico.
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posted on
12/30/2002 9:10:28 PM PST
by
all4one
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