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2006-03-28 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve 2006-03-28 15:03|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Steve: That would be when the Bahamas sez "OK". After all, it's their country

And it's our imports. We could of course, put Bahamas out of business as an entrepot, by embargoing goods that go through there. Which is why they will let our Customs agents in. Or shut down for lack of business.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-03-28 15:31|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-03-28 15:31|| Front Page Top

#2 This is completely a worthless politixal manuver.
There's a whole lot of water between the Bahamas and any US port and absolutely nothing to prevent loading from one ship to another at sea.

We did it in the navy, transshipping goods from one ship to another while far out to sea, there's absolutely no reason to beleve that anything "Inspected" by the Bahamas inspectors is any danger to the US.

And there's the big hole.

It's the stuff you load while in transit, AFTER leaving the Bahamas, and completely uninspected thats the danger.

Think, a ship thoroughly Inspected by this system would not be expected to carry anything harmful, so no furhter inspection delay is needed, (Yeah Right) that's an instant (And Huge) hole in the customs system right there.

Unless you're shipping several customs officials per ship (Each and every ship, with a completely random Customs Inspector "Lottery" to prevent a selected team from joining the crooks) or following each ship by uninterrupted helicopter flights 24/7, then there's effectively no inspection at all.

Lousy, lousy idea.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-03-28 20:40|| 2006-03-28 20:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Redneck Jim - You always say that. On every story about cargo. Same refrain - and no solution offered.

Every plan has holes in it - except the one I saw here about 2 months ago to shut down all airports and border crossings, build Customs & Immigrations islands offshore with airports and cargo docks where everything and everyone gets inspected, stem to stern, then loaded on barges with a crew of US Marshals or Customs agents riding shotgun to the mainland.

Didn't see anyone comment on it.

Or maybe offer the illegals a one-shot employment deal. Security Specialist. One is sealed up in every container at the foreign ports and check upon arrival to see if the right guy arrives asphyxiated. Think of it as an additional layer of security... Suicide Security and pay their families a cash award, like the Paleostinians get.

Solve two problems at once.

Would that suit?

Good grief.

Posted by Sleth Hupaise1082 2006-03-28 21:38|| 2006-03-28 21:38|| Front Page Top

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