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Article: Are our ports protected?; Critics question value of Coast Guard teams
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- October 9, 2002
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The Coast Guard's most visible counterterrorism forces created in
the shadow of Sept. 11 are designed to move to potential trouble
spots within 12 hours to help stop terrorist attacks at major ports
like Boston. But critics say the units, which get just a month of
training and are composed partly of officers with no previous
security or law enforcement experience, cannot be expected to prevent
terrorism, especially in unfamiliar territory. "Unless someone's
coming over the horizon with an invading force, the effectiveness of
these teams is going to be limited," Doug Dillon, a retired Coast
Guard lieutenant, said. Dillon provided domestic military ...