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Harbouring prejudice... (Dubai ports deal)
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain ^ | 27 February 2006 | Dr. James J Zogby, President Arab American Institute

Posted on 02/26/2006 9:45:48 PM PST by Cornpone

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1 posted on 02/26/2006 9:45:51 PM PST by Cornpone
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To: Cornpone

he's right.


2 posted on 02/26/2006 9:54:04 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Cornpone

We need term limits bad! Nobody can go into politics unless they have worked in the private sector 20 years. And they are limited to 20 years as elected officials.


3 posted on 02/26/2006 9:54:47 PM PST by stubernx98 (cranky, but reasonable)
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To: Cornpone

Well, sometimes the prejudice could be downright healthy. I, for one, am strongly prejudiced against grasping hot or sharp objects with my bare hands.


4 posted on 02/26/2006 9:55:01 PM PST by GSlob
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To: Cornpone
I think that the Reagan axiom of "Trust but Verify" might be pertinent in this case.

During the cold war we tended to sympathize and offer carrots to countries such as Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia even though they were integral parts of the "Evil Empire" and in the end it paid great dividends. We can think of extending trust to a country that now seems to be an ally against terrorism as a reward for that cooperation. Should we extract assurances from DPW some of which will remain unknown to the public and hold their operations to a higher scrutiny?

Most assuredly.

5 posted on 02/26/2006 9:55:47 PM PST by Mike Darancette (In the Land of the Blind the one-eyed man is king.)
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To: Cornpone

I don't think we owe an apology to the UAE, But the usual suspects in Congress who raced to the microphones thinking they had to respond to Chuck Schumer's demagoguery should be held to account. This story is no different from the Valerie Plame story, Katrina, or the Cheney Hunting accident. All of them were way overblown by the MSM, despite the fact that they knew the truth


6 posted on 02/26/2006 9:56:04 PM PST by MJY1288 (THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
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To: Cornpone

My only beef is it is a government owned comapny. If it was privately held, I can care less about it.


7 posted on 02/26/2006 9:57:48 PM PST by Ptarmigan (Proud bunny hater and killer)
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To: MJY1288

All the overblown have one thing in common: Get Bush & his Administration.


8 posted on 02/26/2006 9:59:34 PM PST by onyx (IF ONLY 10% of Muslims are radical, that's still 120 MILLION who want to kill us.)
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To: Cornpone

UAE — Close on the heels of the cartoon controversy raging across the Muslim world, it is the turn of an upscale American school in Abu Dhabi to ruffle Muslim sentiments by teaching lessons that allegedly ”smell of racism.”

Over 100 copies of the social studies text book, ‘World Cultures’ taught to the sixth grade children were confiscated by the Ministry of Education yesterday, for allegedly presenting Islam and the Muslim countries including Gulf states in a negative light while glorifying Israel on the other hand, Khaleej Times has learnt.

It has been accused that chapter 25 of the book running from page 599 to 614 contains a deluge of derogatory remarks against Islam and the Muslim world, for example, dubbing Middle East as one of the most dangerously explosive areas in the world and the Muslim conquest of India as the most bloodiest in the world history, to mention a few.

Keep repeating to yourself, they're just like us, they're just like us, they're just like us.....


9 posted on 02/26/2006 9:59:57 PM PST by bordergal (1)
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"Keep repeating to yourself, they're just like us, they're just like us, they're just like us....."

Yes massa, may I pray again? Yes massa, may I pray again? Yes massa, may I pray again?

10 posted on 02/26/2006 10:03:14 PM PST by Cornpone (Who Dares Wins -- Defame Islam Today -- Tell the Truth About Mohammed)
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To: onyx
I truly believe that we would better represented if we kicked out all 535 members of Congress and randomly selected 535 people to replace them from each States Phone Book. I respect only a small number of Congress critters and Senators, and I mean really small number of them
11 posted on 02/26/2006 10:05:21 PM PST by MJY1288 (THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
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To: Ptarmigan
My only beef is it is a government owned comapny. If it was privately held, I can care less about it.

COSCO is controlled by the Chinese Government and they have 50% of the terminals in LA, Calif.

12 posted on 02/26/2006 10:06:50 PM PST by Echo Talon
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Isn't DP World only 50% Dubia Gov't owned?


13 posted on 02/26/2006 10:07:55 PM PST by MJY1288 (THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
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To: Ptarmigan
Also, who is to say that a the president of a PRIVATE company isn't a terrorist supporter? If Bin Ladin owned a shipping company would it ok for him? <~~ok I know that is a little provocative just asking that to make a point.
14 posted on 02/26/2006 10:11:04 PM PST by Echo Talon
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I agree and I am really unhappy with millionaires in both parties holding positions of power, election after election.

Men like Rockefeller, Kennedy and Kohl, and women like Boxer and Feinstein. These people have plenty of money, yet their thirst for power is never quenched.

I don't buy their "public service" spin. It's about acquiring and maintaining power. Were it not, each one could fund and run their own damn charity.


15 posted on 02/26/2006 10:11:27 PM PST by onyx (IF ONLY 10% of Muslims are radical, that's still 120 MILLION who want to kill us.)
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To: MJY1288

Something like that, not sure of the %


16 posted on 02/26/2006 10:11:49 PM PST by Echo Talon
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what is taking place here is nothing more than crass political posturing and an irresponsible and ill-informed attack on an Arab country that has been a strong ally of the United States

what is taking place here is nothing more than crass political posturing and an irresponsible and ill-informed ad hominem attack by screaming "Racist!" "Bigot!" at Americans.

There's always at least two sides to every story -- except when Arabs claim one of the sides, I guess. Oh well, so far Mr. Zogby hasn't killed anyone.

17 posted on 02/26/2006 10:15:35 PM PST by WilliamofCarmichael (Hillary is the she in shenanigans.)
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"Smearing all things Arab remains the last acceptable form of ethnic bigotry in America"

Americans are not smearing all things Arab. The ones I know are rejecting all things ISLAMIC. Rightfully so, I might add.


18 posted on 02/26/2006 10:19:15 PM PST by Proud Conservative2 (As soon as you settle for less, you are stuck with less.)
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To: GSlob

I prefer blue cars to red ones..


19 posted on 02/26/2006 10:19:49 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: bordergal

No, they are the Bizarro version at best..


20 posted on 02/26/2006 10:21:05 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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