Haven't gotten the most recent New Yorker, but apparently Lambert at CorrenteWire has.
Thanks, Wal-Mart! There is a built-in tension between commerce and security. Big importers (Wal-Mart is by far the largest American importer), shipping lines, and terminal operators all fear the extra costs involved in strengthening port security. Wal-Mart, working through a Washington lobby that it dominates [RILA], has worked hard and successfully to defeat a series of post-9/11 legislative proposals to increase container and port security.Of course, it’s highly unlikely that a loose nuke in a shipping container will make its way to Bentonville, Arkansas!
more New Yorker Port tales here.
I guess Armando has been busy
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