{"id":68051,"date":"2016-09-21T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=68051"},"modified":"2016-09-21T07:54:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T11:54:23","slug":"port-of-olympia-emails-and-military-cargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=68051","title":{"rendered":"Port of Olympia emails and military cargo."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt seems that the Port of Olympia might be used for the transpiration of military cargo via emails. This has apparently hit a nerve with a portion of the population in Olympia. Currently the city of Olympia is holding a public discussion<\/a> on if the military cargo should be allowed to pass through the port. When I first heard this coming back from work I had to do a double take on why this is even up for discussion. <\/p>\n

Denis Langhans of Olympia, who was one of the first to speak Monday, said he was surprised by the \u201clack of candor and transparency on an issue of real community sensitivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walt Jorgensen of Tumwater was one of two men who read The Olympian story to the commission. After he was done, he said the port\u2019s credibility had plummeted to a new low.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no other way to say it: Somebody\u2019s been lying to me and I resent it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur faith and trust has been violated,\u201d Chris Carson of Olympia added.<\/p>\n

Mike Pelly of Olympia questioned the honesty of how the military shipments discussion has been handled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want you to act like public servants and not do deals behind our backs,\u201d he told the commission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Except that there has to be operational security in these matters. Public knowledge of a convoy route, cargo and delivery time would expose people to unneeded risks. Given the recent attacks on a Marine 10K, it is not far off to say that a another attempt would be realistic. Another reason would be the outcome of the last time military cargo was transported in Port of Olympia<\/a> in 2007. It is also the current residence of the The Veterans For Peace Rachel Corrie Chapter 109 as well as Coffee Strong, after leaving Lakewood Washington. So it is not surprising to see statements like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mark Fleming of Olympia urged the commission not to accept military cargo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a visceral issue with me,\u201d he said. \u201cI convinced myself to participate in the Vietnam War, and I urge you not to make the same mistake in 2016.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There were supporters who voiced their opinion. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cI want the port to continue to support the use of our port by the military,\u201d Jon Cushman of Olympia said. \u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe port should be afforded an opportunity to exercise its role as an alternative port,\u201d said Bill Adamson, program manager for the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership.<\/p>\n

Greg Bucove of Olympia also commented on The Olympian story, saying the emails show that Executive Director Galligan is just doing his job.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But in the end it comes down to this simple fact. If the military needs to use a port to support the many different operations around the world then it is not for the local city<\/a> to decide if it will happen or not. <\/p>\n

Galligan also said the port is bound by the Shipping Act of 1984, which prevents it from \u201cunreasonably discriminating in the provision of marine terminal services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur acceptance of military shipments in no way implies involvement in the making of foreign policy,\u201d he said. \u201cRather, it demonstrates our commitment to operating a public marine terminal in compliance with all governing regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI understand and appreciate the diverse perspectives our community holds on geopolitical strategies and the use of military force. (But) these are actions and policy decisions well outside the port\u2019s jurisdictional authority.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems that the Port of Olympia might be used for the transpiration of military cargo … Port of Olympia emails and military cargo.<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":610,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-foreign-policy","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}