Terrorism and tourism
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I was on a new, much-heralded ship from Cunard, an American company owned by an Israeli-born American with British-flagged vessels. I was going to London, which has had their share of terrorist activity over the years. The tandem crossing of the QE2 and the QM2 was heralded by much media hoopla. Before we left the pier, there were groups of National Guardsmen and search dogs looking through trash containers onboard and at the pier. There was a New York City Police Harbor boat approximately every one hundred feet on either side of both ships as we sailed down the Hudson. That there were local police, Coast Guard and federal helicopters and boats lining our route from the pier to the open seas was enough to give anyone the idea that we were a perfect terrorist target. It was not something that had escaped me before boarding. Karen On 14 May 2004 00:57:27 GMT, ojunk (Dick Goldhaber) wrote IMHO short of another hijacked jetliner crashing into your 151,000 ton ship, the only time you were in harm's way was on the pier in New York and between the ship and the airport in London. Hey, can't argue with ultimate stupidity, Karens. |
Terrorism and tourism
CupCaked wrote: Cruising Chrissy wrote: Hey, can't argue with ultimate stupidity, Karens. Don't normally catch your drift with my killfile, but that's exactly why no one on rtc will argue with you. Of course, I disagree with Dick, having seen the extremely heightened protection the two ships were given, but he can certainly believe what he wants. Karen __ /7__/7__/7__ \::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.cupcaked.com/reviews (...and leave off the "potatoes" to e-mail) |
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