Folks get all het up about a physical fence, when our most vulnerable borders are our ports. Imports, specifically.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/08/honey-laundering/ Why isn't there a handheld pollen analyzer at every port, and why aren't we inspecting every shipment? There's yer job creation right there, make the FDA strong, fully-staffed, well-trained, flexible, funded, and heavily armed. Oh, what we could have done for our future had we not gone to Iraq... If you've never read the Diamond Age, one tiny snippet of that enormous vision is a network of hovering bee-like bio-devices, that are floating in a wide band around the country, sniffing for contaminants, diseases, and explosives. Fascinating book, especially if you have a daughter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age oooh, a miniseries! oh yeah, and while I'm here, Warren Buffet has a few words http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
