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- The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia.
- According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system.
- Two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the UAE (Fayez Banihammad and Marwan al-Shehhi)
- After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts.
It was also one of the first countries to allow us to operate from its airfields against Afghanistan and Iraq. Our NATO ally to the north of Iraq (Turkey) wasn't nearly so cooperative.
"- The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia."
So has Europe.
"- According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system. "
As well as Swiss, German and US accounts. Maybe we should stop trading with Switzerland.
"- Two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the UAE (Fayez Banihammad and Marwan al-Shehhi) "
And Timothy McVeigh was from Oklahoma.
"- After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts."
But they also reported that they were.
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- The UAE was one of three countries in the world to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
- The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia.
- According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system.
- Two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the UAE (Fayez Banihammad and Marwan al-Shehhi)
- After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts.
WOW, good post, jdm!
Given the above facts, I think that every U.S. President from this point on should be forced to take a yearly I.Q. test and psychological evaluation. His adamant stand to allow a terrorist country to be in charge of and have access to our security methods is totally insane.
BTW.....where are all the Bush-bots?