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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: NickSE who wrote (101267)6/12/2003 12:14:26 PM
From: NickSE  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Why are they scanning for WMDs, everyone knows they don't exist. Must be a part of the vast right-wing conspiracy to control M.E. ports and steal their oil...gg

U.S. Expands Plan for Cargo Inspections at Foreign Ports
nytimes.com

WASHINGTON, June 11 — The Bush administration has decided to place teams of American inspectors at major seaports in Muslim nations and other smaller, strategically located foreign ports to prevent terrorists from using cargo containers to smuggle chemical, biological or nuclear weapons into the United States, senior administration officials said.

The inspectors, they said, will be provided with radiation monitors, chemical detectors and other equipment to inspect "high risk" metal cargo containers before they are placed on ships bound for the United States.

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