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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Silat on February 14, 2006, 06:18:03 PM

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Silat on February 14, 2006, 06:18:03 PM

Administration not opposing deal that sells business to Islamic nation


By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports as part of a corporate sale, leaving a country with ties to the Sept. 11 hijackers with influence over a maritime industry considered vulnerable to terrorism.

The rest of the story: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3653170.html



This doesnt seem like a good idea .........................

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Tarmac on February 14, 2006, 06:51:54 PM

What a loaded pile of crap.  Let's stop doing business with every country that ever issued a visa to a person who did a bad thing -- especially if they're the enemy du jour.  I would start to debunk that article, but it's so loaded and vague that it's not worth the time.

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: RAIDER14 on February 14, 2006, 06:56:48 PM

now the terrrorist can attack U.S. ports:noid :O

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Dago on February 14, 2006, 07:08:52 PM

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Originally posted by Tarmac
What a loaded pile of crap.  Let's stop doing business with every country that ever issued a visa to a person who did a bad thing -- especially if they're the enemy du jour.  I would start to debunk that article, but it's so loaded and vague that it's not worth the time.

To come into the USA, it is the USA that issues the visa.

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Tarmac on February 14, 2006, 07:28:49 PM

I know that.  I'm saying it's stupid to think that since the hijackers met in the UAE once, everybody from there should be treated as a terrorist.

If this is the best the they can do to criticize the administration's homeland security record for the 06 election, they're pretty screwed.

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Silat on February 14, 2006, 11:46:40 PM

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Originally posted by Tarmac
I know that.  I'm saying it's stupid to think that since the hijackers met in the UAE once, everybody from there should be treated as a terrorist.

If this is the best the they can do to criticize the administration's homeland security record for the 06 election, they're pretty screwed.

The article doesnt say to treat everyone as a terrorist..

This is a big decision to give this business to a foreign corp..
I thought this admin was all about security. Maybe you can tell me how this sale will make us more secure at the ports?


And you dont have to go very far to find things to criticize these guys...Plame, Drug benefits, Immigration etc...........Shooting lawyers in the face:)

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: RAIDER14 on February 14, 2006, 11:53:39 PM

imagine a A-bomb or a dirty bombing going off here

(http://www.travelodgelongbeach.com/images/attractions/new/lb_port.jpg)

the fall out would spread all over south california and maybe the neighboring states and mexico

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Maverick on February 15, 2006, 11:19:16 AM

Well if it stayed in kalifornia and northern mexico, would that be a bad thing then?   :rolleyes: :p

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Ripsnort on February 15, 2006, 11:40:49 AM

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Originally posted by Maverick
Well if it stayed in kalifornia and northern mexico, would that be a bad thing then?   :rolleyes: :p

I pretty sure the real estate market bubble in So.Cal would burst then soon after. ;)

Title: UAE company to help oversee six ports in U.S.
Post by: Ripsnort on February 15, 2006, 11:44:11 AM

I'm agreeing with Silat, therefore,the end is indeed near.

I say write your congressmen if this bothers you, I plan to.