Hillary Clinton Rips Bill's Panama Ports Deal

NewsMax ^ | 2/27/06 | NewsMax

[wagglebee]

2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is expanding her complaint about foreign companies owning U.S. ports - and now says a 1999 deal to let a Chinese company takeover the ports at each end of the Panama Canal was a mistake.

Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan yesterday, Clinton told the Jewish Community Relations Council:

"There are those who say we can't [prevent foreign governments from operating U.S. ports] because look what happened in the last 20 years . . . You know, we have the Chinese running the Panama Canal. We have other government-controlled entities controlling our ports."

According to the New York Observer, Mrs. Clinton then declared: "Well, just because it's been happening doesn't mean we should let it continue."

Mrs. Clinton neglected to mention, however, that it was her husband who approved the deal in question, when the Chinese company, Hutchison Whampoa, sought to buy the Panama Canal's ports.

When security concerns arose, then-President Clinton insisted that Chinese ownership posed no threat to canal operations, explaining that Hutchison was "bending over backwards to make sure that they run it in a competent and able and fair manner."

[wagglebee]

This is the most unbelievable hypocrisy I've ever heard!

[cripplecreek]

Did she happen to mention the port of Long beach?

[edsheppa]

Let me be the first to say ... Bush's fault.

[frankiep]

T.R.I.A.N.G.U.L.A.T.I.O.N.

The woman is despicable

[texianyankee]

"...Mrs. Clinton then declared: "Well, just because it's been happening doesn't mean we should let it continue."

Invade the Panama Canal now?

[sageb1]

And I have a "foreign entity" as my Jr. Senator.

[ER Doc]

You're right. The best that can be possibly said is that at least those port deals were pre-9/11

[sync cord]

But she gladly took the Chinese campaign money, didn't she?

[Echo Talon]

Also COSCO(Chinese) managing terminals in LA, along with Singapore and Taiwan

[adorno]

Mrs. Clinton neglected to mention, however, that it was her husband who approved the deal in question

There's a big difference, she'll tell you...

The Arabs/Muslims fly airplanes into our big buildings and kill thousands. The Chinese only have nuclear missiles aimed at the U.S. Which is worse?

[mnehring]

Interesting..

[Kimmers]

Every time I see a headline about her she seems to be bitching about something.....has anyone ever heard her say anything positive?....

[wagglebee]

You've got to see this!

[Dane]

The Arabs/Muslims fly airplanes into our big buildings and kill thousands. The Chinese only have nuclear missiles aimed at the U.S. Which is worse?

You like hillary left something out, guess who is Iran's newsest bestest buddy, China.

[jazusamo]

She was for it before she was against it. That has a familiar ring.

[jazusamo]

Excellent point. She's going to have to change her spots if she runs for the big one. I don't think she can.

[kellynla]

"Mrs. Clinton neglected to mention, however, that it was her husband who approved the deal in question"

[Yasotay]

Remember the then National Security Adviser Sandy Burger had been a registered Chinese agent and had the gall to say that a Chinese Company running the canal did not hurt US National Security....

[Steely Tom]

"some people in this room think I raised taxes too much. I'm one of them."

-Bill Clinton

[digger48]

has anyone ever heard her say anything positive?....

She seem's happy in this venue....