Senator Warns of Terrorist Threat to Oil Rigs
July 14th, 2010 admin
While the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has put accidental spills squarely in the national spotlight, one U.S. senator is warning of another possible threat: deliberate sabotage. Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia is calling on the Obama administration to develop plans to safeguard offshore platforms from attack by terrorists. The senator, a This story comes to us via Homeland Security – National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America’s
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