Port Security?

Ever since a Dubai-based company caused a stir when it attempted to take control of a few U.S. ports earlier this year, lawmakers have been under pressure to tighten port security. With the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks falling just as lawmakers are locked in a fierce fight for control of Congress, what might have been a straightforward debate about protecting critical infrastructure erupted into a battle over which party has the upper hand on homeland security. "The bottom line is this Administration had its chance. Programs to screen for nuclear materials are years delayed, funding for research and development has been squandered, and international security programs have been grossly mismanaged and underfunded," blasted Schumer. The legislation takes some commonsense steps to beef up security and minimize the blow of a terrorist attack on the maritime system. But is not the overhaul that proponents claim it is. http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/14/port-security-senate-biz_logistics_cx_jh_0914port.html?partner=weekly_newsletter

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