Comments on: on the port deal with the UAE http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/ Jesus was a community organizer; Pontius Pilate was a governor Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:24:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-32758 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:45:34 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-32758 <strong>Bush: No need to worry about port security...</strong> The Dubai-based company the Bush administration has cleared to manage six U.S. seaports will take wh... Bush: No need to worry about port security…

The Dubai-based company the Bush administration has cleared to manage six U.S. seaports will take wh…

]]> By: The Sanity Inspector http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-32958 The Sanity Inspector Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:03:21 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-32958 Minor correction: That Beeb article about Canada flirting with Shariah is a couple of years old. The Ontarians have since <a>come to their senses.</a> Minor correction: That Beeb article about Canada flirting with Shariah is a couple of years old. The Ontarians have since come to their senses.

]]> By: j.d. http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-32992 j.d. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:36:31 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-32992 I think your link is broken, SI, but I'll take your word for it. Thank you. I think your link is broken, SI, but I’ll take your word for it. Thank you.

]]> By: 10ksnooker http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-33154 10ksnooker Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:24:46 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-33154 What I find that is amazing is that most people don't know that there are port police, customs, and coast gaurd that do security at the ports. The companies leasing and running the docks are required to participate. Last nite I caught a segment on Hannity and Colmes where Colmes interviewed a port police commander and got the cooks tour of some of the container checkout and exit security. It proved the point when he was asked by Colmes what would be the changes if the UAE were to lease the port -- nothing was the answer. The port police are the ones with the guns :-) What I find that is amazing is that most people don’t know that there are port police, customs, and coast gaurd that do security at the ports. The companies leasing and running the docks are required to participate.

Last nite I caught a segment on Hannity and Colmes where Colmes interviewed a port police commander and got the cooks tour of some of the container checkout and exit security. It proved the point when he was asked by Colmes what would be the changes if the UAE were to lease the port — nothing was the answer.

The port police are the ones with the guns :-)

]]> By: Lazar http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-33185 Lazar Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:42:20 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-33185 <blockquote>It proved the point when he was asked by Colmes what would be the changes if the UAE were to lease the port — nothing was the answer.</blockquote> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114066502425280990-IFBIh4YOP3mIUsRjt4u_TYxAwyE_20070223.html?mod=blogs" rel="nofollow">WSJ:</a> <blockquote>At least one of the ports where DP World is set to operate, Baltimore, has been dogged by security shortcomings for years. A Baltimore Sun investigation in June 2005 revealed that the port's fiber-optic alarm system on the perimeter fence malfunctioned and was usually switched off, and that port police were so understaffed that their patrol boats often dry-docked because there was no one to operate them. The newspaper also found that a pair of "video cameras" guarding the entrance to one important marine terminal were actually blocks of wood on poles. Last summer, a tour of the port, the nation's eighth largest, revealed gaps in perimeter fences, unattended gates, surveillances systems that didn't work and insufficient police patrols on land and sea. State officials have acknowledged security gaps and said they have been working to close them.</blockquote> [h/t <a href="http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0602.php#us_ports_240206" rel="nofollow">abelard.org</a>]

It proved the point when he was asked by Colmes what would be the changes if the UAE were to lease the port — nothing was the answer.

WSJ:

At least one of the ports where DP World is set to operate, Baltimore, has been dogged by security shortcomings for years. A Baltimore Sun investigation in June 2005 revealed that the port’s fiber-optic alarm system on the perimeter fence malfunctioned and was usually switched off, and that port police were so understaffed that their patrol boats often dry-docked because there was no one to operate them. The newspaper also found that a pair of “video cameras” guarding the entrance to one important marine terminal were actually blocks of wood on poles.

Last summer, a tour of the port, the nation’s eighth largest, revealed gaps in perimeter fences, unattended gates, surveillances systems that didn’t work and insufficient police patrols on land and sea. State officials have acknowledged security gaps and said they have been working to close them.

[h/t abelard.org]

]]> By: Right Moment http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-33279 Right Moment Sun, 26 Feb 2006 06:28:37 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-33279 <strong>About Arabs Turning Our Ports into a Terrorist “F...</strong> When I first read numerous reports about the sale, from a British company, over a week ago my initial reaction was one of white hot hate mixed with maniacal laughter as I began plotting my revenge.... About Arabs Turning Our Ports into a Terrorist “F…

When I first read numerous reports about the sale, from a British company, over a week ago my initial reaction was one of white hot hate mixed with maniacal laughter as I began plotting my revenge….

]]> By: George - Boone http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-34061 George - Boone Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:10:55 +0000 http://acepilots.com/mt/2006/02/23/on-the-port-deal-with-the-uae/#comment-34061 Can't even believe this Dubai thing is being debated. I have a niece who was being recruited by the CIA several years ago. Passed everything A-OK except.... she was engaged to the son of the German ambassador. She was ruled NOT eligible for the job! (Might give away US secrets... hah!) The UAE, is a self-proclaimed Arab nation, and the port issue is NOT JUST about business... it IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT RELIGION! Fanatical Muslim Arabs will use whatever opening they can get, by threatening (or promising to reward) a family member of a port worker. I am SURE some of the people working in these ports have family (sisters, cousins, uncles, etc.) in an Arab nation, making this very easy to do. And their sense of loyalty and honor are far different than ours. They are willing to DIE for theirs! Remember, our own CIA didn't want "mixed marriages" for their employees because of the percieved risk. Lastly, this is crazy simply BECAUSE the UAE DOES CONTROL so many port operations around the world. The paperwork, and the container, can be "fixed" 2 or 3 ports away, so by the time it gets to a US port the paperwork might say Britain when it actually started in Iran. And who's going to inspect a container from Britain? All it takes is one surprize package! Can’t even believe this Dubai thing is being debated.

I have a niece who was being recruited by the CIA several years ago. Passed everything A-OK except…. she was engaged to the son of the German ambassador. She was ruled NOT eligible for the job! (Might give away US secrets… hah!)

The UAE, is a self-proclaimed Arab nation, and the port issue is NOT JUST about business… it IS ALSO ABOUT ABOUT RELIGION! Fanatical Muslim Arabs will use whatever opening they can get, by threatening (or promising to reward) a family member of a port worker. I am SURE some of the people working in these ports have family (sisters, cousins, uncles, etc.) in an Arab nation, making this very easy to do. And their sense of loyalty and honor are far different than ours. They are willing to DIE for theirs!

Remember, our own CIA didn’t want “mixed marriages” for their employees because of the percieved risk.

Lastly, this is crazy simply BECAUSE the UAE DOES CONTROL so many port operations around the world. The paperwork, and the container, can be “fixed” 2 or 3 ports away, so by the time it gets to a US port the paperwork might say Britain when it actually started in Iran. And who’s going to inspect a container from Britain?

All it takes is one surprize package!

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