Posted on 02/22/2006 6:19:30 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
Franks KNOWS these people! He has worked with them for a long time! That was his area of responsibility, I think he knows more about it than any of us do.
I wasn't aware a Cabinet position was low level. My mistake.
Oh. Ok. Everybody is just lying. Dubai is actually a country full of boy scouts helping little old ladies across the street.
Of course, those little old ladies happen to be carrying weapons grade plutonium, but what the heck.
"to the extent possible"
Except, of course, for those routine ones we aren't going to bother them with.
Why did you post that phrase by itself? Could it be that including it in context wouldn't have helped whatever it is you're attempting to argue?
The members of the Cabinet weren't even aware of the deal until CIFIUS munchkins said it was OK.
They want to close ranks and be loyal to each other, well, that's the way things are done in government.
LOL! I suggest you do a little more research, my hysterical friend. Perhaps you could start by seeing who chairs the CFIUS.
Now Coop, you know that this isn't any fun without the hysteria. : )
"The company promised to take "all reasonable steps" to assist the Homeland Security Department."
You tell me, is that standard language?
Rumsfeld is on record as saying he wasn't aware of the deal until it was approved.
Same with Bush.
Are you telling me you're quoting contractual language? ('cause you're not - it's the author's writing)
Yeah, I know. I've actually read more than just blogs and posts to bone up on the facts here. Why don't you try doing the same? Go look up who chairs the CFIUS.
I think I will wait for the Congressional investigations before I accept anybody's word at face value.
From "slam dunk" to "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job!" my level of trust in the government is at a low level.
Resume cheerleading.
If the part in quotes: "reasonable steps", isn't in the contract, what is?
In other words, no, I am not going to do a basic inquiry via search engine because everyone here including me knows I'm just blowing a lot of smoke.
The Secretary of the Treasury chairs the CFIUS.
Much ado about nothing. But it is an election year and it is time to scare people into voting for them.
And all the dims and gop are using this for their own self gain. I hope it comes back to BITE them in the BUTT.
I'm hoping that if Rumsfeld had known about the deal his committee looked at, he would've nixed it.
The conditions involving the sale of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. were detailed in U.S. documents marked "confidential." Such records are regularly guarded as trade secrets, and it is highly unusual for them to be made public.
Again, I don't know the context, but generally I find it quite reasonable for a company to have a clause saying "all reasonable steps" when discussing assisting a government entity in performing its duty.
I just listened to the Undersecretary of the Treasury on C-SPAN. He oversees policy.
So, despite the fact that the Undersecretary is in charge of policy and delegates day-to-day operations, you're saying that the actual Secretary is hands-on for every investigation?
I don't think you know very much about how government actually works. And google won't help you with that.
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