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2006-03-06 Home Front: WoT

US maritime leaders see little risk in UAE port deal

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Posted by lotp 2006-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Are these guys telling America our nation can't find one or two Mad Geniuses to convert a rolling tracked/railed container lifter into a rolling MRI Container Imaging/XRay System or related. * His Name is "NOT FRANKENSTEEEEN, ITS FRANKENSTEIN", D*** YOU!!!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-03-06 00:22|| 2006-03-06 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Only the paramoid politicians perceive problems.

Which the sky-is-falling media exploits.

Posted by Bobby 2006-03-06 06:58|| 2006-03-06 06:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Those cargo containers are made of steel.
Steel does not pass x-rays well, either you'd need a hell of an x-ray machine (With the resulting contamination of some cargos, film comes to mind) or you need some other inspection device than an x-ray.

Bad idea folks, think up another.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-03-06 10:45|| 2006-03-06 10:45|| Front Page Top

#4 "Only the paramoid politicians perceive problems."

Those fools! They're just paranoid wimps. There is no rational reason to suspect the UAE port deal. The 911 UAE terrorists are dead.

Posted by Hank 2006-03-06 11:58|| 2006-03-06 11:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The trucks carrying the same cargo containers passing the Mexico/US Otay Mesa border are all required to go through a full size xray machine - it penetrates the steel just fine

Posted by Frank G 2006-03-06 12:07|| 2006-03-06 12:07|| Front Page Top

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