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Military.com ^ | February 13, 2006 | Frank Gaffney

Posted on 02/19/2006 5:07:48 PM PST by Sweetjustusnow

How would you feel if, in the aftermath of 9/11, the U.S. government had decided to contract out airport security to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the country where most of the operational planning and financing of the attacks occurred? My guess is you, like most Americans, would think it a lunatic idea, one that could clear the way for still more terror in this country. You probably would want to know who on earth approved such a plan -- and be determined to prevent it from happening.


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KEYWORDS: frankgaffney; homelandsecurity; ports; stoopidideas; uae
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To: Stellar Dendrite
dont' forget lindsay graham, rick santorum ...

How could we? They were afterall, for the nomination of Harriet Miers.

221 posted on 02/20/2006 2:12:47 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: raybbr; DTogo; AZ_Cowboy; Itzlzha; Stellar Dendrite; NRA2BFree; Happy2BMe; Spiff; Pelham; ...

ping


222 posted on 02/20/2006 6:50:26 AM PST by Stellar Dendrite (There's nothing "Mainstream" about the Orwellian Media!!!)
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whoops, sorry guys...wrong thread lol


223 posted on 02/20/2006 6:51:10 AM PST by Stellar Dendrite (There's nothing "Mainstream" about the Orwellian Media!!!)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse

DP World is owned in its entirety by the UAE. Thats one hundred percent. The UAE is a FOREIGN COUNTRY. That is, not a foreign company, but a FOREIGN COUNTRY. I have no problem comprehending that, but you sure seem to.


224 posted on 02/20/2006 7:09:54 AM PST by hedgetrimmer ("I'm a millionaire thanks to the WTO and "free trade" system--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
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To: Itzlzha

Good list. Thanks for posting.


225 posted on 02/20/2006 7:11:16 AM PST by hedgetrimmer ("I'm a millionaire thanks to the WTO and "free trade" system--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
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To: Pukin Dog

It ain't over till the fat Lady Sings. Bush has failed miserably on enforcing our Southern Borders and now he pulls this stunt. I am amazed that the Democrats don't focus on these real issues as opposed to the stupid stuff that they pretend are issues.

On this issue, Hillary and Schumer are right.

RamS


226 posted on 02/20/2006 8:31:48 AM PST by RamingtonStall (More Guns ==> Less Crime! Get your CHL today! http://www.ohioccw.org/)
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To: Cboldt
Yeah, I saw your correction on David Sandborn.

I want to investigate his position more, but I'm still not liking his DP World connection in the middle of all of this, especially given his expertise, AND his connection to SeaLand, since Maersk/Sealand was gobbled up by DP World. Anyone connected to this fiasco is suspect, and having him under Norm "No Profiling" Minetta, I am doubly uneasy...

Thanks for your research, and your updates. I may have to apologioze to David Sandborn and all here, but not yet. I want to look into that more.

227 posted on 02/20/2006 8:41:06 AM PST by Itzlzha ("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
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To: FreeReign

Check Maritime news on the DHS homesite. There is nothing there and it hasn't been updated since 2004.

Gee what faith you put in DHS.


228 posted on 02/20/2006 11:28:26 AM PST by Sweetjustusnow (Oust the IslamoCommies here and abroad.)
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To: Itzlzha
"This is for all who are interested in the DP World fiasco..."

Seems like every rock we turn over reveals some new revelation that makes this situation progressively worse.

229 posted on 02/20/2006 12:01:19 PM PST by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: Pukin Dog

Thank God and the Founding Fathers that Bush can't get this done all by himself.

Congress has the power to make it illegal for anybody but Americans to work in companies that provide national security.


230 posted on 02/20/2006 1:27:52 PM PST by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: Sweetjustusnow
Check Maritime news on the DHS homesite. There is nothing there and it hasn't been updated since 2004. Gee what faith you put in DHS.

Nothing that I've posted indicates that I put faith in DHS.

231 posted on 02/20/2006 4:53:48 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: The Gallows Party
This is not conservatism, but corporatism


Bingo!


I starting to think Michael Savage is more right on then Freepers give him credit for, he's been saying this all along.
232 posted on 02/20/2006 4:57:35 PM PST by dagoofyfoot
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse

LOL!!!


233 posted on 02/20/2006 6:42:28 PM PST by Windsong (Jesus Saves, but Buddha makes incremental backups)
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To: ozoneliar
"Its simply a matter of choosing between the lesser of 2 evils."

That's what I think every time I vote.

234 posted on 02/23/2006 4:39:02 PM PST by Klickitat
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To: CobaltBlue

"Congress has the power to make it illegal for anybody but Americans to work in companies that provide national security."


Now why would we want to go and do that when some special people have a sweetheart ($) deal on the UAE-run ports?


235 posted on 02/25/2006 7:39:21 PM PST by Canedawg (Two ears, one mouth)
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