Posted on 02/20/2006 9:53:21 AM PST by Stellar Dendrite
House Homeland Security Committee chairman Peter King racheted up the rhetoric Monday morning on the Bush administration's decision to permit Dubai Ports World to control six major U.S. ports, saying the company is based in "the heartland of al Qaeda."
"By having a company right out of the heartland of al Qaeda managing those ports without being properly cleared or investigated, to me is madness," Rep. King told ABC News.
King cited "a number of reports about the port of Dubai itself, about weapons going through that port, to Iran, about corruption, and again about an al Qaeda presence. And I know there was no real investigation done on this matter."
King said he intends to ask President Bush to "freeze the contract [on the ports takeover], put it on hold, take no action till a full and complete investigation is done."
The Dubai company's ports takeover was approved last month by the Committee on Foreign Investment, headed by Treasury Secretary John Snow.
Over the weekend, both Homeland Security czar Michael Chertoff and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted that the Dubai ports deal had been thoroughly reviewed posed no threat to national security.
During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," however, Chertoff said he couldn't discuss details of the review because they were classified.
Rep. King said approval of the controversial deal was granted because "bureaucrats" had applied pre-9/11 standards.
"This is a classic situation, I think, of bureaucrats who just missed the boat here," he explained. "This went through. They were applying business as usual [rules] and they forgot it was post-9/11."
Unless President Bush intervenes, the Dubai ports takeover is set to commence on March 1.
It's called campaign money.
"Why would a successful economic concern allow, say, a dirty bomb into a port for the purposes of destroying that port and thus their money maker?"
er, ever heard of Sharia Law? How about the goal of bringing all the world under Islam?
Call your U.S. Senators and congresscritters, and tell them to forget politics (especially if they are Dems) and get Halliburton.
"Now, there's an idea. That I'm gonna do. Chuckie and Hillary can expect an email shortly... LOL!"
Well I had the best time calling both Chuckie and Hillary's offices, and telling them to heck with the politics side of it, we need Halliburton.
REAL fun today. :)
Conservative Republicans can't be kool-aid drinkers. When they are wrong, they are wrong.
"deal is dead due to perception, not actual reality."
Probably should have the debate though as it will probably occur again.
I'm thinkin WalMart ought to buy the ports. Really stir the shat up. LOL
"ever heard of Sharia Law?"
Ever heard of the Constitution? Still the rule here and for the forseeable future.
"Instead it is all basically a racist, guilty by accusation and rumor smear job."
Wow! The race card! Jesse Jackson couldn't have said it better himself. Personally, I don't think any company from a nation that officially recognizes the original Taliban govt as the legitimate govt of Afghanistan should be allowed to bid on anything in the United States. They should've at least paid some political currency along with the greenbacks. But GW didn't even go that far.
"H-A-L-L-I-B-U-R-T-O-N- !"
I wonder what would've happened if Savage had asked Chuckie-Boy if he would be willing to accept Halliburton as an alternative to the UAE company.
HALLIBURTON!!!! I want to see kennedy's head explode!!!
LLS
"HALLIBURTON!!!!"
Even better!!!!
Yeah, and freepers vowed to "never let go" of that and hold the little pro-Clinton IRA-shrill RINO accoutable...
...until he became a semi-regular guest on MSNBC doing the mandatory GWB cheerleading.
Ya gotta love freepers... this jerk comes of TV and praises Bush, he can do no wrong. He agrees with Dems, he can do no right.
When are they going to figure out that Peter King's "values" reflect whatever way the public opinion polls are currently going?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, this is a done deal, the choice has been made, get behind the President, TRUST our president he knows what he's doing, if you critize his decision you're just giving the Dems ammo, anyone who questions his big plan and his buddies "qualifications" is a racist/sexist...
Those Harriet Miers talking points you used a few monthes ago still come in handy, eh?
Too bad us eeeeeeeeeeeeevil conservatives threw Harriet Miers overboard when only she could be confirmed by the Senate, right?
So why should we trust YOU Antis over our chosen Representatives? Do NOT tell me about how "Bush betrayed" you on RX drugs or Immigration or what ever. Your personal feeling are NOT at all relevant. So what makes you think you can get one of these people confirmed? The fact is you cannot. And that is why you are trying to duck. Cause you know your "brilliant" vanity falls to pieces when it runs up on the rocks of cold cruel political reality. IF people like Santorum had had the 50 votes to nuke the filibuster they would of done it long ago. They do NOT Posted on 10/22/2005 3:26:52 PM CDT by MNJohnnie
"ONLY RINOS can win be confirmed -- cuz I say so!!!"
Ok Billy Boy. time to put your money where you mouth is. THIS one is on you. YOU get it thru the Senate. Cause those of us that make the party work are sick of the whine all the time chorus sitting on their butts whining. YOu are all mad? OK YOU get the next one thru the Senate. Cause we are done carrying the whiners. This next nominee is YOUR problem. We aren't going to carry the party any more.
Posted on 10/27/2005 8:57:35 PM CDT by MNJohnnie
Yeah, sure had a lot of problems with that Alito once we dumped your gal Miers, eh? You sure showed us, buddy. If only we had stuck with an unqualified RINO hack during those confirmation hearings.
Here, I'll write your next pro-Islamofascist post for you:
"How DARE your question our President's infinite wisdom in picking an staunch arab ally to oversea our ports. There is no one more qualfiied that Harriet, I mean, eh, Dubai. What makes you think ANY American company would be willing to run these ports? The fact is they will not. ONLY islamic nations can oversea these types of things, that's why you ANTIS need to look at political reality and get behind our President. Deal with it. Harriet, I mean eh, Dubai WILL be running all major ports in this nation. Bank on it!!! Have I ever been wrong before?
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