Security by the Coast Guard and the TSA assumes that the management is working WITH them, not against them.
If, by some happenstance, persons hostile to the US were put in charge of significant portions of the port management, then they could very easily bring in huge amounts of things detrimental to us. Less than 5% (in some cases, way less than 5%) of incoming cargo is inspected even at the walk-by level, let alone having the containers opened and inspected. Therefore, the trust and cooperation of those in the port is as important or maybe more important than how well the TSA is doing. The system is relying on the workers and management of the port to notice problems, and to then notify the TSA when they do. Security is more like that one lonely rent-a-cop at the mall. He isn't going to notice everything. His real job is to be there to hear reports from shoppers and clerks, and if he can't handle it, to escalate it to the real police. And when it all goes really bad, to try to hold the bridge until reinforcements arrive. On 2/22/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Security is still handled by TSA and the Coast Guard, that won't change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197878 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
