Posted on 02/16/2006 1:40:18 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite
And Bush's last vestiges of conservatism go right out the window...
I guess you would rather state an opinion before you had any information.
"The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, run by the Treasury Department, reviewed an assessment from U.S. intelligence agencies. The committee's 12 members agreed unanimously the sale did not present any problems, the department said."
Obviously this secret committee on foreign investment in the US is made up of arab muslims. Since no red blooded freedom lovin American in his right mind could possibly conceive this sale as not a potential threat to our national security at a time when we are at war with some arab muslims.
beam me up scotty
Even on immigration? How about government spending? The expanded size of government? Do you agree with the continued shrinking of our military personnal?
lol I guess Dane has the day off...
"I wonder how much that cost the Arabs per committee person?"
Dang just when I figured the committe must be made up of arabs you come along with this multi million dollar bribe scheme. yessiree that'll git er done.
JMO, the screeching ones on this thtread are either textbook knee jerkers or chuckie schumer sycophants.
"Does this pose a national security risk? I think that's pushing the envelope," said Stephen E. Flynn, who studies maritime security at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations. "It's not impossible to imagine one could develop an internal conspiracy, but I'd have to assign it a very low probability."Changing management over the U.S. ports "doesn't offer al-Qaida any opportunities it doesn't have now," said James Lewis, who worked with the U.S. committee at the State and Commerce departments. "It's in Dubai's interest to make sure this runs well. There is strong economic incentive to be sure these worries never materialize."
Flynn and others said even under foreign control, U.S. ports will continue to be run by unionized American employees. "You're not going have a bunch of UAE citizens working the docks," Flynn said. "They're longshoremen, vested in high-paying jobs. Most of them are Archie Bunker-kind of Americans."
Peninsular and Oriental and DP World set approval by the U.S. security committee as a condition for the sale. In regulatory papers, the companies said either the committee must agree not to formally investigate the purchase or Bush must not move to block the sale for national security purposes.
Oh Brother!
Doesn't matter if the Feds run the Port Security or not. I have to disagree with you on this.
NO Foreign country should be running OUR ports in ANY capacity.
The international zone at Jebel Ali is one of the best run ports one could hope to find. These people know how to run a port.
What a disaster this would be to allow our ports to be run by foreign interests. For once I will have to agree with Schumer's comments.
The only reason Schumer, Laut, and the RINOs are upset about this is because the government isn't running the ports.
I am upset for a completely different reason. They don't care WHO it was sold to, they just care that it was sold to a private company.
1. What does "commercial Operations" mean? Is is import/export facilities, warehouses, etc.?
2. Does this in anyway change the Security Operations of the ports involved? If so how?
Thanks if anyone can provide how this process would work.
I would take issue with the representation that there's no way to stop this unless it can be shown that DP World gave false evidence or withheld vital details. Information on the Committee's website states quite clearly that the President retains the authority to make the decision.
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/international-affairs/exon-florio/
Granted, I gave it a rather cursory reading, and there may be other statutory issues. But, my take is that this Committee is an advisory body who investigates and recommends, but does not issue the actual decision. The President does.
Grover Norquist Jr? Did that Arabist bag man have anything to do with it? He should have been barred from DC back on 9/12/01.
February 12, 2006 - By TED BRIDISFollow the money.Last month, the White House appointed a senior DP World executive, David Sanborn of Virginia, as new administrator of the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department. Sanborn worked as DP World's director of operations for Europe and Latin America.
http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/arabs-to-control-six-us-ports/
"the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) meets in secret and is headed by Treasury Secretary John Snow. In 2004, DP World purchased part of the American company CSX [CSX World Terminals, the international terminals business owned by CSX] for over $1 billion. Before he became Treasury Secretary, John Snow was Chairman and CEO of CSX.
LMFAO!!!!!!!!
"Anytime Schumer, Lautenberg and RINOs are opposed to something, I am suspicious."
So Tom Coburn is a RINO now?
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