On Jul 18, 2:45=A0am, strabo <str...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Aw, Chertoff is real concerned about US borders.
>
> Hey, Mr. False-Flag! They can fly to Mexico and walk across!
> Or, hop any friendly Chinese ****p and sail in!
>
> Chertoff: European terrorists trying to enter US =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
> Jul 18 02:56 AM US/Eastern
> By EILEEN SULLIVAN
> Associated Press Writer =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
>
> Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is shown in this June
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>
> WA****NGTON (AP) - European terrorists are trying to enter the United
> States with European Union pass****ts, and there is no guarantee
> officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary
> Michael Chertoff said Thursday.
>
> Chertoff's comments on Capitol Hill comes as the country is entering a
> potentially vulnerable period with the presidential nominating
> conventions coming up next month; the presidential election in November;
> and the transition to a new administration in January=97all of which may
> be attractive targets for terrorists.
>
> In his last scheduled appearance before the House Homeland Security
> Committee, Chertoff said that the more time and space al-Qaida and its
> allies have to recruit, train, experiment and plan, the more problems
> the U.S. and Europe will face down the road.
>
> "The terrorists are deliberately focusing on people who have legitimate
> Western European pass****ts, who don't appear to have records as
> terrorists," Chertoff told lawmakers. "I have a good degree of
> confidence we can catch people coming in. But I have to tell you ...
> there's no guarantee. And they are working very hard to slip by us."
>
> Chertoff and other intelligence officials have delivered similar
> warnings before, and he offered no new information about specific
> threats or an imminent attack.
>
> Chertoff reiterated his concern that terrorists could sneak radiological
> material into the country on small boats or private aircraft. This
> material could be used to create an explosive device known as a "dirty
> bomb."
>
> The Homeland Security Department has a strategy to protect against this
> small boat vulnerability and is testing radiation detection equipment in
> Seattle and San Diego ****ts.
>
> Chertoff said that getting out a regulation to prescreen and enhance
> security of general aviation aircraft coming to the U.S. from overseas
> is one of his top priorities.
>
> He also said he expects to approve new radiation detection technology
> this fall.
>
> Responding to a question from Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, Chertoff dismissed
> any rumor that he is on a list of potential running mates for Sen. John
> McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Chertoff
> quipped that the only list he has for next year is a list of vacations.
>
> Chertoff's term as the country's second Homeland Security Secretary ends
> when a new administration takes over the White House in January.
>
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I suggest Wa****ngton,DC as a fine target for a "dirty bomb".
mitch
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