Wednesday, February 22, 2006
UAE Squatting on American Ports
A few weeks back we had a bit of a "tete a tete" bouncing around the Nerdiverse over whether or not the best solution for protecting America was to take an isolationist stance with the rest of the world.
Being ever the extremist I was not a fan of going to war in the Middle East to protect the home front. In my mind that's the equivalent of installing a security system in your neighbor's house to protect your kid's bedroom. Instead I wanted to see us lock down our borders to be tighter than a nun's vagina on her death bed.
As my esteemed colleagues pointed out there are reasons I'm a Web Editor and not a political strategist. Because frankly my idea was a vat of stupidity followed with a bong hit of insanity. If we closed our borders the damage to all of the liberties and comforts we enjoy would be more irreparable than the Star Wars prequels were to George Lucas's credibility. Yes, it would be that bad.
However, openly inviting a known enemy into our security infrastructure is slitting our own throats.
Yes, I understand that this UAE company will only be controlling a small facet of the whole process. Well, that's one facet too many.
No one has convinced me yet that Saudi Arabia didn't take at least a small part in 9/11. I won't go extreme like Michael Moore and say they are the masterminds of it all, but I do believe they played a small part.
So why? Why are we letting them in? Don't we live in a capitalist society. Aren't there other vendors that can take care of this function? If we expose another chink in our armor simply for the sake of money; either because they are the lowest bidder or becasue of kickbacks, we have truly become our own worst enemy.
Being ever the extremist I was not a fan of going to war in the Middle East to protect the home front. In my mind that's the equivalent of installing a security system in your neighbor's house to protect your kid's bedroom. Instead I wanted to see us lock down our borders to be tighter than a nun's vagina on her death bed.
As my esteemed colleagues pointed out there are reasons I'm a Web Editor and not a political strategist. Because frankly my idea was a vat of stupidity followed with a bong hit of insanity. If we closed our borders the damage to all of the liberties and comforts we enjoy would be more irreparable than the Star Wars prequels were to George Lucas's credibility. Yes, it would be that bad.
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However, openly inviting a known enemy into our security infrastructure is slitting our own throats.
Yes, I understand that this UAE company will only be controlling a small facet of the whole process. Well, that's one facet too many.
No one has convinced me yet that Saudi Arabia didn't take at least a small part in 9/11. I won't go extreme like Michael Moore and say they are the masterminds of it all, but I do believe they played a small part.
So why? Why are we letting them in? Don't we live in a capitalist society. Aren't there other vendors that can take care of this function? If we expose another chink in our armor simply for the sake of money; either because they are the lowest bidder or becasue of kickbacks, we have truly become our own worst enemy.
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Today on the Christian Prophecy blog a direct message from the Holy Spirit discussed this issue. Apparently governments cannot protect our ports and borders, and corporations can do little better. As the Holy Spirit does, a direct answer wasn't given only the smallest hint to encourage us to listen inside.
Thanks, prophet, but doesn't the Lord help those who help themselves?
Here's the thing about the UAE company. I understand peoples' hesitation to the whole UAE controversy. However, it should be stated that the company is not going to be put in charge of port security. They're gonna be the guys operating the cranes and forklifts.
Second thing to consider is that very little on the ground is gonna change. The overwhelming majority of the people working for this company in American ports will be Americans, just like it is now. It's currently run by a British company, but most of the guys working aren't British, are they? The UAE company will be the one signing the paychecks, that's all.
That said, I understand why people are concerned. A Middle Eastern country that actively supports terrorism is not an unheard of phenomenon. We live in the real world and precautions must be taken. We do have methods in place to determine whether or not turning control of this thing to that country will compromise security, and according to the White House, they have passed the test.
The problem is, I don't trust the Bush administration to accurately assess the safety of a bowl of applesauce, much less port security. There's no way in hell we're safer now, and the Bush administration has proven time and time again that they don't have a clue as to what is going on.
Here's the thing about the UAE company. I understand peoples' hesitation to the whole UAE controversy. However, it should be stated that the company is not going to be put in charge of port security. They're gonna be the guys operating the cranes and forklifts.
Second thing to consider is that very little on the ground is gonna change. The overwhelming majority of the people working for this company in American ports will be Americans, just like it is now. It's currently run by a British company, but most of the guys working aren't British, are they? The UAE company will be the one signing the paychecks, that's all.
That said, I understand why people are concerned. A Middle Eastern country that actively supports terrorism is not an unheard of phenomenon. We live in the real world and precautions must be taken. We do have methods in place to determine whether or not turning control of this thing to that country will compromise security, and according to the White House, they have passed the test.
The problem is, I don't trust the Bush administration to accurately assess the safety of a bowl of applesauce, much less port security. There's no way in hell we're safer now, and the Bush administration has proven time and time again that they don't have a clue as to what is going on.
Another thing to consider my Grandfather worked the forklift at the port authority in New Jersey.
-We had a VCR in 1978
-Macadamian Nuts could be found in droves throughout the house
-Somehow my parents paid very little for one of their cars one year
Don't underestimate just how much power a worker bee holds.
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-We had a VCR in 1978
-Macadamian Nuts could be found in droves throughout the house
-Somehow my parents paid very little for one of their cars one year
Don't underestimate just how much power a worker bee holds.
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