AIR CARGO, TOXICITY, MARITIME,

AND MISC WARNINGS

Only 5% of cargo containers entering U.S. ports are inspected.  Unfortunately, a 5% guarantee

Will this be America's Trojan Horse?

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Air Cargo, Maritime, and Shipping Container Articles-Warnings

U.S. Public Ports Facts

2006 Port Services Directory

2005 List of American Seaports

Seaport Governance in the United States and Canada (PDF)

Privatization and its Implications for U.S. Public Seaport Agencies (PDF)

Maritime Transportation Security Act 2002

Maritime Security, International Ship and Port Facility Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Cargo Container Security

North American Investment Fund Act

Oman Free Trade Agreement - text

Maritime Security and Beyond

Secure Seas, Open Ports

...Should Americans be concerned over the issue of foreign ownership (including foreign/state government ownership)

of key parts of U.S. infrastructure, technology, and industry?

DHS Establishes Rail Test Center for Radiation Detection

May 10, 2007 - U.S. hands out 445 million in security grants

U.S. Donates Dirty Bomb Detectors to Mexican Ports

Jan 10, 2007 - House Begins 100 Hours To Do List

Port of Miami bomb scare was false alarm

Jan 8, 2007 - Possible Explosive Scare at Port of Miami

Jan 8, 2007 - Charges Dropped in Miami Port Scare

Jan 7, 2007 - South Florida - Three Detained When Trying to Enter Port of Miami

          FBI detention of 3 men in Miami a mistake

U.S.-bound ships to get nuke once-over

U.S. to Expand Cargo Scans to Detect Nuclear Material

Bush signs SAFE Port Act security measure

House Gives Approval to U.S.-0man Free Trade Agreement

Oman Free Trade Agreement

Lou Dobbs on Oman Trade Agreement CNN.com - Transcripts

Roll Call Vote for 392 - Lou Dobbs.com

Another Ports Scandal

Middle East Free Trade by the Year 2013

Oman Deal A Bad Omen for Trade Pacts

Congress Drops Plan for Increased Port Security

'Toxic ship' enters Indian waters

Playing the Muslim Card - U.S. Port Terminal Facts

COSCO - Congressional Record - COSCO - A Communist Chinese-Owned Company

Port of Longbeach - Arms Discovery Sets Off Alarms

U.S. Official Urges Asia to Improve Port Security

Security Slack at Ports of Los Angeles, Longbeach

Nuclear Smuggling at U.S. Ports

DP World Part II - Hutchinson Whampoa Lte.

U.S. Hiring Hong Kong Company to Scan Nukes

Fears Grow Over New Dubai Revolt

Port Deal Collapse May Hurt, Not Help, Security

New Port Security Legislation Introduced In House

Fight Over Ports Spurs Debate About Foreign Ownership of America

Dubai's $1.2 Bln Bid for U.S. Weapons Maker Delayed

Most Cargo At U.S. Ports Goes Largely Unchecked

Dubai company plans to sell U.S. port operations

Bush - Ports Storm Sends Bad Message

US, UAE postpone trade talks

Arab Firms May Reconsider U.S. Investments

Bush Says Ports Debate Sends Bad Message

Bush nephew says opposing Dubai deal 'ignorant and offensive'

DP World to Hand Ports to United States Entity

Dubai Ports is Pressing Ahead

Republicans - Ports Deal Dead in Congress

House Eyes Dubai Showdown

Lawmaker tries to block ports deal

Fox Poll - Most Oppose Port Deal

All Eyes Should be Focused on Dubai and The Tenuous Future of the Straits of Hormuz

Andy's Take on Outsourcing

Bill Would Let Homeland Security Control Ports Deal

World Cargo News Online

Few Nuke Detection Systems At Ports  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050503...ctors&printer=1

Mission Detection - The Underwater Port Security System

Terror's New Frontier - Underwater

Terrorists Train For Seaborne Attacks

              [also see Lampholder String of Pearls]

US Invests in Radiation Detectors for Ports

The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

U.S. Pushes For More Shipping Security - wants global standards...to thwart 'nuke in the box' scenario

Maritime Security - The Threat Is Real

Lack Of Maritime Security Leaves US Ports Open To Attack

Terrorist Attack on LA Ports Could Cost Economy $34Billion

Missing Container Raises Questions About Security

Al Qaeda May Attack Merchant Shippers

Command To Be Based In Norfolk To Oversee Maritime Guard Teams

Coast Guard Boards Turkish Ship To Search For Reported Bomb

House Lets Coast Guard Make Security Arrests For Violation Of Maritime Security Regulations

U.S. Bars Six Ships As Anti-Terror Law Takes Hold

U.S. Denies Ship Entry As Anti-Terror Law Takes Hold

Ports Rush to Adopt Security Standards by July 1, 2004

Ports Lag As Shipping Rules Take Effect

PORT SECURITY Coast Guard vows to board foreign vessels

Ports of Vulnerability

New Orleans to Begin Port Security System

Sea Change for Coast Guard

Al Qaeda May Attack By Sea

Feds Probe Poison Gas Plot

FBI Warning Terrorist Trying to Poison Water Supplies

The FBI bulletin to state and local law enforcement agencies terrorists might use two naturally occurring

    toxins — nicotine and solanine

FDA Warns of Food Terrorism

Food and Water Terror Targets

Growing Concern Over NYC Subway Terror Threat

Remedia Baby Food Recall

Terror Attempts a Certainty

A Future Pled Terrorist Attack?  ("a man-made incident, perhaps a terrorist attack to spread a deadly gas

     through an underground system (subway, ventilation section, pipeline")

Al Qaeda Threatens U.S. Cities!  Boston, New York, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles

The Black Wind

Dec. 19, 2003 - more Threats to New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, among other cities during holidays

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Ref:

(1)  Fox News, May 13, 2002, 25 Islamic Extremists Enter U.S. as Stowaways, Feds Say

      http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52628,00.html

(2) Council on Foreign Relations Report on Port Security, 2003

(3) Defense Tracking System Proves Crucial to Port Security, govexec.com, September 30, 2002, Molly M. Peterson,

      http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0902/093002td2.htm

(4) Ibid

(5) Rand Corporation, "Warns of Shippping Terror Threat"  September 23, 2003

      http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030923-101442-4082r.htm

(6) ABC News Article http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/DailyNews/sept11_uranium020911.html

      Border Breach?  September 10, 2003,  http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/Primetime/sept11_uranium030910.html

Articles of Interest:

--How Many More Al-Qaida Moles?  Smuggling of Terrorists into U.S. Could be Widespread,

   November 30, 2001, World Net Daily  http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtr...breaking_2.html

--Al Qaeda Suspect Arrested, August 4, 2003, "Paracha’s father runs a clothing export firm in Karachi, Pakistan, that

   regularly ships large containers full of clothing to Newark, N.J." 

   http://www.msnbc.com/news/948273.asp?0cv=CB10&cp1=1

--[Atlanta Journal Constitution] USA - The dirty truth about our preparations for 'dirty bombs'

  http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/0903/23special_rockwell.html

--[Reuters] USA - Lapses seen in nuclear security

   http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/09/25/lapses_seen_in_nuclear_security/

Steve Quayle's Q Files

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