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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-24-06 12:44 PM
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bushmilhousegang gives another no-bid contract to foreign country

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/port_security_bahamas;_ylt=AgSIaxq11MuWscm57u9oKAis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--


U.S. to Contract Foreign Co. to Scan Cargo


One of Americans' favorite beach destinations, the Bahamas, is getting a new U.S. arrival — sophisticated equipment to detect radioactive materials in shipping cargo.

But U.S. customs agents won't be on site to supervise the machine's use as a nuclear safeguard for the American shoreline that is just 65 miles away from Freeport. Under an unusual arrangement, a Hong Kong company will help operate the detector.

The Bush administration says it is finalizing a no-bid contract with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. It acknowledged the deal is the first time a foreign company will be involved in running a radiation detector at an overseas port without American customs agents present.

The administration is negotiating a second no-bid contract for a Philippine company to install radiation detectors in its home country, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. At dozens of other overseas ports, foreign governments are primarily responsible for scanning cargo.
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and catch what Santoli said about it:

Some security experts said that is a weak explanation in the Bahamas, with its close reliance on the United States. The administration could insist that the Bahamas permit U.S. Customs agents to operate at the port, said Albert Santoli, an expert on national security issues in Asia and the Pacific.

"Why would they not accept that?" said Santoli, a former national security aide to Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (news, bio, voting record), R-Calif. "There is an interest in the Bahamas and every other country in the region to make sure the U.S. stays safe and strong. That's how this should be negotiated."
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of course everybody loves america

watching the bushmilhousegang deliberately destroy america

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