The Difference Between Fake Homeland Security and Real Homeland Security

From a fascinating article by Commander John Patch (Ret.), in the United States Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine:

The Israeli Navy immediately challenges unidentified or uncooperative vessels with well-armed surface patrol craft. Any hint of a threat means armed aircraft accompany the patrol craft. Ships foolish enough to then ignore or evade the Israeli Navy can expect to be fired on and seized if they cross into the 12-nautical-mile limit. Simply put, the Israelis take maritime homeland defense (MHLD) very seriously, they are exceptionally proficient at it, and America can learn much from them.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2008/10/the-difference-between-fake-homeland-security-and-real-homeland-security/8903/