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  • Neither Katrina Nor Terrorism Will Bring Down America, But "Free Trade" Will

    09/26/2005 8:31:05 AM PDT · by Willie Green · 124 replies · 1,354+ views
    AmericanEconomicAlert.org ^ | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 | William R. Hawkins
    For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. What if a terrorist bomb had caused the levee breaks that flooded New Orleans rather than hurricane Katrina? Would such an act of war, as opposed to nature, have brought America to its knees? Or are there other, more dangerous threats pending? Improving port security has been a high priority since September 11, 2001, with nightmare scenarios of a weapon of mass destruction being slipped into a crowded harbor. According to calculations from GlobalSecurity.org, an attack using toxic industrial chemicals or a radiological weapons could cause 350 deaths, contaminate the affected...