UAE Port Deal Is Worrying Democrats And Republicans
ALSO: Iraqi war vets are running for office as DEMOCRATS, Secret Service says Cheney was drunk during shooting accident, Bush Unaware of Ports Deal until his Administration Approval, White House civil liberties panel created in 2004 has not yet met even ONCE, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!!!! :D :)
U.S. Watches Dubai Banks for Proliferation Ties (story link)
"WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Department representatives are monitoring the possibility that money flowing through banks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, could be supporting WMD proliferation by countries such as Iran, a Treasury official told a House of Representatives subcommittee today...."
Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval (story link)
"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday...."
Arab Co., White House Had Secret Agreement (story link)
"WASHINGTON - The Bush administration secretly required a company in the United Arab Emirates to cooperate with future U.S. investigations before approving its takeover of operations at six American ports, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. It chose not to impose other, routine restrictions...."
DeLay Says Bush Making Mistake on Port (story link)
" U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay said Wednesday that President Bush is making a big mistake backing a sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates. The former Republican majority leader said the administration's approval of the deal is "pretty outrageous." DeLay made the remarks during a campaign event with Houston real estate executives...."
White House civil-liberties panel created in 2004, still hasn't met (story link)
"WASHINGTON — For Americans troubled by the prospect of federal agents eavesdropping on their phone conversations or combing through their Internet records, there is good news: A little-known board exists in the White House whose purpose is to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are protected in the fight against terrorism.
Someday, it might actually meet....."
Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer (story link)
"Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago say Cheney was "clearly inebriated" at the time of the shooting...."
Now running for office: an army of Iraq veterans (story link)
"WASHINGTON – They call themselves the Band of Brothers, about 50 men - and a few women - all Democrats, all opposed to the Bush administration's handling of Iraq, and all military veterans...."
U.S. Watches Dubai Banks for Proliferation Ties (story link)
"WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Department representatives are monitoring the possibility that money flowing through banks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, could be supporting WMD proliferation by countries such as Iran, a Treasury official told a House of Representatives subcommittee today...."
Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval (story link)
"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday...."
Arab Co., White House Had Secret Agreement (story link)
"WASHINGTON - The Bush administration secretly required a company in the United Arab Emirates to cooperate with future U.S. investigations before approving its takeover of operations at six American ports, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. It chose not to impose other, routine restrictions...."
DeLay Says Bush Making Mistake on Port (story link)
" U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay said Wednesday that President Bush is making a big mistake backing a sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates. The former Republican majority leader said the administration's approval of the deal is "pretty outrageous." DeLay made the remarks during a campaign event with Houston real estate executives...."
White House civil-liberties panel created in 2004, still hasn't met (story link)
"WASHINGTON — For Americans troubled by the prospect of federal agents eavesdropping on their phone conversations or combing through their Internet records, there is good news: A little-known board exists in the White House whose purpose is to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are protected in the fight against terrorism.
Someday, it might actually meet....."
Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer (story link)
"Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago say Cheney was "clearly inebriated" at the time of the shooting...."
Now running for office: an army of Iraq veterans (story link)
"WASHINGTON – They call themselves the Band of Brothers, about 50 men - and a few women - all Democrats, all opposed to the Bush administration's handling of Iraq, and all military veterans...."
posted by Walking Contradiction at 2/23/2006 06:00:00 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1648253&page=1
"While the Bush administration says that preventing the deal will send a horrible signal to the United States' allies, Democratic and Republican critics say that the UAE is a country widely known for its ties to terrorism. Two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were from the UAE. In addition, the FBI has said that money for the strikes was transferred to the hijackers primarily through the country's banking system and that much of the operational planning for the attacks took place inside the UAE. "
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_tin_ear;_ylt=AsgoFac92x8it6HINLsmEmoGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-
"People in both parties are suggesting it's another case of Bush seeming to be tone deaf to controversy — on top of government eavesdropping, Katrina recovery and Vice PresidentDick Cheney's hunting accident."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060222/pl_nm/security_ports_fears_dc
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For almost five years President George W. Bush has warned Americans to fear terrorism, but now those words may come back to bite him. "
Yeah, the bad dream I'm having is, once they've got their port, the next batch of incoming containers will be a freaking army.
"course, they WILL be in New York.
I personally don't trust a man to send folks to war when he wouldn't go himself. And for sure, I'm thinking there ain't anymore Republicans or Democrats, but rather, they've all been replaced by Proffessional Politicians. Not for the people stand they, but rather for their selves.
Dang. Talk about cynical. Can you guess I spent from 1965-1988 in Ft. Wayne? Wildwood at Harrison and Wall Street.
And various apartments.
Still visit up that-a-ways on occasion.