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Send me to Old MacDonald's funny farm. DHS "outsources" port security to a country that spawned several 9/11 terrorists, then tells us (through our elected representatives) that we can't look into the details since they're "classified." And who do they have give us this reassuring news? Michael "Heckuva Fuckup" Chertoff of Katrina infamy. How can any sane American continue to support these assholes?

Rep.: Port Takeover Security Inadequate

WASHINGTON -- U.S. terms for approving an Arab company's takeover of operations at six major American ports are insufficient to guard against terrorist infiltration, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday.

"I'm aware of the conditions and they relate entirely to how the company carries out its procedures, but it doesn't go to who they hire, or how they hire people," Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., told The Associated Press.

"They're better than nothing, but to me they don't address the underlying conditions, which is how are they going to guard against things like infiltration by al-Qaida or someone else, how are they going to guard against corruption?" King said.

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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff defended the security
review of Dubai Ports World of the United Arab Emirates, the company
given permission to take over the port operations. But Chertoff
declined to discuss specifics of government discussions with the
company, saying that information is classified.

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