About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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In this sixth survey of the web, the WAWG index group average dropped by 6.5 percent from February, 2006. Of the fourteen items tracked, 10 were down, 4 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for the index … Continue reading →
Imagine living Afghanistan where vengeance is a part of life. Add to that terrorists and their supporters mingling with your neighbors, familiar with your local traditions, acquainted with some of the local leaders, and hiding from the U.S. The U.S. … Continue reading →
Nina Totenberg, NPR legal affairs correspondent, attended a speech by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, at Georgetown University. This speech was not available for broadcast, but Nina covered the high points. Nina quoted Justice O’Connor: Attacks on the … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?cat=3">Other articles on separation of Church and State</a>
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In the March 8, 2006, issue of Personal Finance, there is an article that discusses a change in federal regulations at the Environmental Projection Agency (EPA). The PF article stated: In the early 1990s, the EPA came to the conclusion … Continue reading →
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In my first article on the Dubai Ports World business deal, I made reference to the Container Security Initiative (CSI). Â As reported by U.S. Customs Today:Â The CSI consists of four core elements. These are: (1) establishing security criteria … Continue reading →
In my effort to get past the political grandstanding and trying to point out the real issue with local national security, I have found another perspective for you to consider. Former labor secretary Robert Reich concludes his Marketplace commentary on the … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/13981493.htm" target="_blank" title="More than four years after 9/11, the maritime industry is still waiting for the federal government to deliver on its promise of an identity card for port workers." >Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/28/2006 | Federal port IDs system is years late</a>
Posted in Obsession with National Security
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Don Gonyea of NPR interviews both Dr. Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine, and Dr. John Marburger, President Bush’s Science Advisor, and provides this summary: One of the top domestic priorities for the Bush administration this year has been promotion … Continue reading →
According to Adam Davidson of NPR , there are: 15 major ports in the U. S.; Roughly 100 terminals amongst these ports; SSA Marine, an American company, is the biggest terminal operator with 7 terminals; Maher Terminals, also an American … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5233829" target="_blank" title="The political din over a Dubai-based company's efforts to run terminals at major U.S. ports is so loud it's hard to get at the facts of the case. But dozens of security experts say the move won't put the nation at additional risk.">Getting the Facts on the Port Security Fracas</a>
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DP World rhetoric is everywhere. Here are some facts about managing terminals, not ports, inside and outside the United States, and about Dubai Ports (DP) World. The ports themselves are owned by local taxpayers and run by local governments. Port … Continue reading →
- Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5225495" target="_blank" title="What kind of relationship does the United States have with the United Arab Emirates -- particularly after Sept. 11? ">U.A.E. and American Policy</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5205334" target="_blank" title="New York Sen. Charles Schumer has criticized the deal, saying he is concerned about outsourcing services that affect national security.">Company's Takeover of U.S. Ports Raises Security Concerns</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5225229" target="_blank title="The British port operator P&O says its takeover by an Arab company will go ahead in spite of growing opposition in the U.S." >Marketplace: Concern over Control of U.S. Ports</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5225492" target="_blank" title="Federal officials insist the purchase does not pose a security risk. " >Resistance Grows to Arab Firm's Control of Ports</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5226999" target="_blank" title="Rob Cortel declares this issue as simple political grandstanding. There are no operational or security changes involved.">Who Should Monitor Security at the Nation's Ports?</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5227732" target="_blank" title="There are many levels of security at New Jersey's Port Newark, one of the terminals that would be run by Dubai Ports World. The workers at the terminal are nearly all American and that won't change, according to managers at the facility.">Port Newark Not Worried by Dubai Purchase Plan</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5228240" target="_blank" title="Michael Grey of the maritime journal Lloyd's List, talks with Madeleine Brand about DP World">Dubai Ports World at Center of Ports Debate</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5228627" target="_blank" title="News Analysis by Daniel Schorr">Could There Be More Behind the Port Dispute?</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5228338" target="_blank" title="30 minute discussion on why all the national security fuss is really baseless, cronyism, political grandstanding, and better port security at Dubai than in the US.">Debate Heats Up over Port Security</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5230511" target="_blank" title="Commentator Terence Smith visited one of the United Arab Emirates last year. In Dubai, he found a culture so capitalistic and ostentatious that he immediately understands why the U.S. government would be cultivating this rich nation's friendship.">United States, Dubai: Understanding the Links</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5229449" target="_blank" title="Observers and company employees talk about the history and operations of Dubai Ports World.">Dubai Ports World a Multinational Corporation</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2006/02/the_real_signif.html" target="_blank" title="The saddest part of the story is that DP World didn’t buy P&O to get access to these US terminal facilities. The real reason they acquired P&O was to gain access to P&O’s port operations in China, a much more rapidly growing market than the US.">Edge Perspectives with John Hagel: The Real Significance of the Dubai Ports Controversy</a>
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In this fifth survey for the WAWG index, the group average jumped by 68 percent from January, 2006. Â Â The one reason for the large jump was a huge 1,017 percent increase for “election fraud”. The fraud jump continues the … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2006/01/in_2006_voting.html" target="_blank" title="The significance of the election fraud issue can not be overstated. The fate of our republic turns on how this issue is dealt with and resolved in the coming year">In 2006, Voting Fraud is the Keystone Issue</a>
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