San Diego Port Officer Says Nukes Have Been Found In An American Port

[jakeXT]

Run time: 04:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKb9AFrbRmE   Posted on YouTube: February 12, 2011 By YouTube Member: NotForSale2NWO Views on YouTube: 301   Posted on DU: February 12, 2011 By DU Member: jakeXT Views on DU: 3025

 

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Ho. Lee. Shit. n/t

[stlsaxman]

2. this is totally irresponsible "journalism"... Mitch Blacher should lose his job.

he can't even pronounce "nuclear".

[AsahinaKimi]

3. Yikes..

The Right wingers start screaming in 5..4..3..2..1..

[okieinpain]

4. well now you know why president obama keeps the parts of the

patriot act that everybody complains about.

[gateley]

10. Which parts pertain to this specifically? I would think that such

info would automatically be kept "secret" -- do we need the Patriot Act to ensure that?

[okieinpain]

20. sure it is, and you would do the same. n/t.

[d_r]

5. weird

what to make of it

[jimlup]

6. Careful here... I wouldn't think the guy interviewed is an expert on what exactly

constitutes a WMD or even a "dirty" bomb. I would guess that he doesn't completely understand the reporter's question (and the reporter doesn't completely understand his own question either). My guess is that they have found some "contraband" nuclear material. We don't have any real data on what that means and in this case the specifics are critical.

[James48]

8. Remember this?

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/99263.html

[jimlup]

11. Sure

... maybe you misunderstood what I am trying to say. I mean that contraband radioactive materials that may be used to make a "dirty" bomb should not be a surprise to folks if they are paying attention. This stuff is indeed happening and I'm not at all surprised that customs would have had a few instances of making confiscations. What I still say is that we don't learn much from this official's statements. He really isn't directly answering the question that the report says that he is answering.

My honest guess is yeah, they've found attempting smuggling of nuclear material. Woopi (:sarcasm:), I'm just saying it isn't really news. Just more of a propaganda slip.

[Confusious]

12. I don't know

There are a lot of uses for nuclear material besides making bombs. medical comes to mind. Most Americans are so science illiterate they couldn't tell tell the difference between Hydrogen and Helium, much less nuclear part for benign purposes and dirty bomb parts.

I think for now, I'll say someone saw a Geiger counter go off and rushed to the news people.

I might change my mind as further info comes along.

[butterfly77]

19. or this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=364


http://www.observer.com/node/38442


http://www.securityinfowatch.com/Homeland+Security/bush-ports-deal-not-a-security-threat

says bush

[Mojorabbit]

7. This is weird

and I am not sure what to make of it. The port authority fellow seemed almost shifty.

[gateley]

9. I thought he just seemed uncomfortable, like nervous about saying

"too much" even though (again, in my opinion) he wanted to. :7

[JHB]

14. Another interpretation of that: he didn't know, and...

...didn't want to look like they weren't doing their job right (i.e., not missing contraband).

[gateley]

15. Yep -- that could very well be, too. nt

[Arctic Dave]

13. Well, duh.

They are all on big grey ships with black and white numbers painted on the side of them.

[Carnage251]

16. Fear Fear Fear

[bananas]

17. Here's the 10news article with raw video

http://www.10news.com/news/26814508/detail.html

Interview Raises Questions Over Weapons Of Mass Effect In SD
Al Hallor Is Assistant Port Director With US Customs And Border Protection

* Video: Expert Offers Thoughts On Port Security Interview
* Raw Video: 10News Interviews San Diego Port Assistant Director
* Video: Questions Raised Over Weapons Of Mass Effect In San Diego

POSTED: 9:46 pm PST February 9, 2011
UPDATED: 10:00 am PST February 11, 2011

SAN DIEGO -- 10News was granted access to San Diego's seaport for a firsthand look at how Customs and Border Protection officers safeguard against weapons of mass effect.

"Given the open waterways and the access to the Navy fleet here, I'd say, absolutely, San Diego is a target," said Al Hallor, who is the assistant port director and an officer with Customs and Border Protection.

10News investigative reporter Mitch Blacher asked, "Do you ever find things that are dangerous like a chemical agent or a weaponized device?"

"At the airport, seaport, at our port of entry we have not this past fiscal year, but our partner agencies have found those things," said Hallor.

<snip>

Local Security Expert Reacts To Interview

Former Secret Service agent and airline security director Glen Winn watched 10News' unedited interview with Hallor and shared his thoughts.

<snip>

[WhoIsNumberNone]

18. I have some wingnut relatives in San Diego

I'm sure their heads are exploding over this.