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The Coalition for Luggage Security and Government Accountability Office Still Concerned With Cargo Security.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- The Coalition for Luggage Security regrettably must comment on today's Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency.
Associated Press (AP)

Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world.
 article which stresses that those agencies protecting our citizens still are unable to prevent our vulnerability from suitcases and cargo. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051116/ap_on_go_co/air_cargo_security_1

"These delays after four years, and billions of wasted dollars since the horrific Twin Tower attacks are inexcusable," said Richard Altomare, Founder and President of the Coalition for Luggage Security and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  and Chairman of Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:USXP).

"With 24 billion pounds of cargo shipped annually in planes over our heads, over our dams, over our nuclear sites, over our children's schools and unfortunately, apparently over the heads of those entrusted to protect us; when will they accept alternative proposals? With 6 billion pounds of this cargo able to be immediately removed from passenger planes due to our proposal to separate cargo from passenger planes (http://www.usxp.com/securitywp.pdf) will some responsible governmental authority entertain it?" continued Mr. Altomare.

"Listen to the Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.  (GAO)! We are only minutes away from a national disaster dwarfing our horrific Twin Tower tragedy. We require grandmothers to remove their sneakers sneakers
Noun, pl

US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles

sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl 
, but still cannot control what's going in the suitcases or cargo of that same plane. Due to time constraints, much cargo is exempt from inspection. Yes, exempt; but inspect the wheelchairs and walkers! I hope future anthropologists will be kind to us when studying our warnings and other's desire to ignore reality and pathetically hold on to past patterns of travel," continued Mr. Altomare.

"I implore im·plore  
v. im·plored, im·plor·ing, im·plores

v.tr.
1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy.

2.
 Rep. Ed Markey and Rep. Chris Shays to read the GAO report they requested. Then read our Coalition's solution to the passenger problems in the airports (http://www.usxp.com/securitywp.pdf) and then to allow our Coalition Members to shed private, independent, thoughtful light on this problem.

"This Governmental Report has drawn a line in the sand. Who has the insight and courage to step over that line, and get our heads out of the sand for the sake of America's vulnerability? Our Coalition applauds the GAO for its report. Now let us applaud someone for defensive and definitive action. We're ready to speak, who will listen?" concluded Mr. Altomare.

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