http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/17/ports-uae/
Administration Outsources Operations Of Six U.S. Ports To The United
Arab Emirates
The Bush administration has outsourced the operation of six of the
nation’s largest ports to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), a country with troubling ties to international terrorism.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185107,00.html
The $6.8 billion sale would mean that the state-controlled Dubai Ports
World would control "the ports of New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New
Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia."
Some facts about the UAE:
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Dubai_Ports_letter.pdf
----- The UAE was one of three countries in the world to recognize the
Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
----- The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of
nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia.
----- According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11
hijackers through the UAE banking system.
----- After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was
not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank
accounts.
A bipartisan group of seven members of Congress is calling on the
Treasury Department to suspend their approval until they investigate
the national security implications of the sale.
Such an investigation is required by federal law but hasn’t yet been
conducted.
You can read their letter here.
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Dubai_Ports_letter.pdf
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Ya just never know what ***** stunt Georgie's gonna pull next.
Harry
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