Posted on 02/22/2006 4:34:50 PM PST by johnmecainrino
For crying out loud? Didn't I just say I am agreeing with it the more I learn about it? Sheesh. You flame people even when they agree with you?
I just watched Peter on O'Reilly. Why does he look different? Face lift? Contact lenses? Tinted hair for sure.
We should keep a running list of these lies, misconceptions, and outright fabrications.
You didn't number yours, so I'll start with mine:
Myth #1: This deal was hatched in secret in the last couple of weeks without any knowledge on the part of our highly-esteemed leaders in Congress like Chuck Schumer, Peter King, etc.
Fact: The acquisition of P&O Ports by Dubai Ports World was formally announced on November 29, 2005. The fact that people like Schumer, King, etc. waited until mid-February to express their "concerns" about a corporate acquisition that was made public in November of last year tells me they are either too ignorant and incompetent to dress themselves in the morning, or they are just opportunistic, self-aggrandizing @ssholes.
The above will keep someone active for a while.
Name me one other thing Bush has threatened to veto. Can you? He claims he only heard about it on Wednesday - and Thursday he's out making threats?
Oh yea and he has done such a marvelous job protecting our Southern and Northern borders.
I am sorry you resorted to name calling instead of facts. FWIW I don't give a rats a$$ what Hildebeast thinks.
Hmmm...
Made public last fall, and just now being amplified and contorted into something that inflames the masses...
Sounds familiar, can't quite put my finger...
man some of the most ill-informed people on this forum are having a field day with this...
thank you for your rational and well thought out post.
"They" will NOT be runing security!
So what will "they" be doing?
This may be a state-run business running the ports, but it is a business. For them, this is an investment, a means of making money...capitalism.
Last night, I posted a link indicating a California company is investing a quarter billion dollars in Dubai for a tourist space port. Dubai businessmen will be investing, too, to make a profit. More capitalism. (will repost the link after posting this)
I just do not believe that this is as sinister as it seems, but I will admit that with all the thermonuclear heat that this subject is generating, more light is being shed on the need for tougher port security in general. That is "our" job and will continue to be so.
She will regret it. Probably already does but thinks she has to stick to her guns or look foolish.
Port security is run by Americans. Write it on the black board a million times. Port security is run by Americans.
The company will do the business at the specific terminal at the port...that is, unloading stuff, directing it to where it needs to go, etc.
"US Company Plans $265M Spaceport in UAE"
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/396279/us_company_plans_265m_spaceport_in_uae/index.html
bttt
Bingo. Even if you're against this, it doesn't deserve the kvetching that it's received. A lot of red faces in blogland and some aren't willing to admit it.
so if i understand you correctly, they are in charge of unloading freight and the general upkeep of the port, but have nothing to do with any security operations (i.e. assisting with inspections or securing the site)?
If there is any whiff that it came through a UAE-run port, Dubai will be a former Emirate. It's much less likely for terrorism to go through the ports now than through ports run by the squishy multi-culti Brits.
Correct. Homeland Security, Coast Guard, etc.
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