Posted on 02/17/2006 4:04:06 AM PST by strange1
Questioning the United Arab Emirates track record in the War on Terror, seven U.S. lawmakers said Thursday they want a committee led by Treasury Secretary John Snow to thoroughly review a deal that would let a UAE-based firm run six major U.S. ports.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "The United Arab Emirates has had people involved in terrorism. In fact, some of its financial institutions laundered the money for the (Sept, 11) terrorists. And to just blithely go ahead and treat this as another economic transaction is all wrong."
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"ALL that I know I heard through Brit Hume last night."
And you think that is enough?
"If anything, IMO, the UAE company will be watched like a hawk."
Like the Feds did with Mohammed Atta?
Yes with Gorelick's wall out of the way, IMO.
Thanks, I've taken to wearing flipflops when I fly now.
I might just wear depends and a couple of bandaids over my nipples if this keeps up.
I have about as much faith in this administration as I do in the dems. NONE.
Did I say that it was???
LLS
Last month, the White House appointed a senior DP World executive, David C. Sanborn of Virginia, to be the new administrator of the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department. Sanborn worked as DP World's director of operations for Europe and Latin America.
Conflict of interest on its face...
Weird.
Well, as I said before...the Administration seems to have a death wish. We have to do something to keep them from dragging us down with them.
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