(Michael Savage's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test party, shortly before the port deal was approved).
Posted on 02/23/2006 12:59:55 AM PST by Stellar Dendrite
President George W. Bush justifies the sale of the private British company that manages six U.S. ports to the government owned Dubai Ports World, saying that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a close ally of the U.S. in the war on terror. Indeed, the Jebel Ali terminal in Dubai transports at least 40% of US supplies to the troops in Iraq. Having the deepest port in the Persian Gulf, Dubai is critical for U.S. naval operations in the region. The UAE also provides air bases to support U.S. warplanes and stores materiel for U.S. forces. Moreover, it is also a major market for U.S. arms.
Not surprisingly, the President threatens to veto any legislation to block the deal and challenges lawmakers to “step up and explain why a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard" than the British company that ran the ports before.
There are many important differences. To begin with, a private company based in the U.K. a Western democracy with troops fighting along with U.S. soldiers in Iraq, contrasts sharply with the UAE, which supported al-Qaeda, sent 9/11 terrorists and funding, and continues to support Palestinian suicide bombers and particularly HAMAS, which President Bush calls “a terrorist organization.”
On July 27, 2005, the Palestinian Information Center carried a public HAMAS statement thanking the UAE for it’s “unstinting support.” The statement said: “We highly appreciate his highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (UAE president) in particular and the UAE people and government in general for their limitless support…that contributed more to consolidating our people's resoluteness in the face of the Israeli occupation".
The HAMAS statement continued: "the sisterly UAE had… never hesitated in providing aid for our Mujahid people pertaining to rebuilding their houses demolished by the IOF… The UAE also spared no effort to offer financial and material aids to the Palestinian charitable societies." Indeed, as documented by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S), HAMAS charitable societies,” are known as integral parts of the HAMAS infrastructure, and are outlawed by Israel and the U.S.
The HAMAS statement included a special tribute: "One can never forget the generous donations of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan,” the father of the current UAE president. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahayan of Abu Dhabi, was the first Arab leader to understand the importance of waging economic Jihad against the West, and was the first to use oil as a political weapon following the Yom Kippur War in 1973. On the eve of the 1991 Gulf War he branded the United States “our number two enemy” after Israel.
The multi-billionaire Sheikh Zayed, was an early patron of the PLO, and from the 1970’s until his death in 2004, contributed millions of dollars to the terror agenda of the PLO, HAMAS and Islamic Jihad.
Human Appeal International, a UAE government-operated “charitable” organization, whose board includes the UAE president, funds HAMAS as well as other Palestinian organizations, “martyrs,” Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons and their families. The HAI’s modus operandi is to transfer money to the Palestinian Red Crescent Organization whose West Bank and Gaza branches are operated by HAMAS. They, in turn, distribute the money to HAMAS “charities.”
For example, according to the Orient Research Center in Toronto, Canada, the UAE “compensation” plan for the Palestinian intifada in 2001 included $3,000 for every Palestinian shaheed, $2,000 for his family, $1,500 for those detained by Israel, $1,200 for each orphan. In addition, families of those terrorists whose homes Israel demolished each received $10,000.
Also in 2001, in support of the martyr’s families in the Palestinian intifada, two telethons were organized in the UAE. “We Are All Palestinians” raised 135 million dirham, or $36.8 million, and “For Your Sake Palestine” raised 350 million dirham, or $95.3 million.
According to a detailed report on March 25, 2005, in the Palestinian daily Al Hayat al-Jadeeda, the UAE Friends Society transferred $475,000, through the UAE Red Crescent, to West Bank “charitable” organizations in Hebron, Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarem to distribute to the families of “martyrs,” orphans, imprisoned Palestinians and others.
The Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam reported on March 22, 2005, that in 2004 the UAE Red Crescent donated $2 million to HAMAS “charities” to be distributed to 3,158 terrorists’ orphans.
On February 15, 2005, the HAMAS website reported on funds transferred from HAI to two HAMAS front organizations in the West Bank, IQRA and Rifdah, which Israel had outlawed. And last July, Osama Zaki Muhammad Bashiti of Khan Younis in Gaza was arrested as he returned from the UAE, for often transferring funds of as much as $200,000 at a time to the Gaza HAMAS branch. The suicide bombing and attacks, including one mortar attack on Gush Katif, caused the death of 44 Israeli civilians and dozens of injuries.
The UAE support of HAMAS is in line with the agenda promoted by the late Sheikh Zayed. His Zayed Center for International Coordination and Followup, founded in 1999 as the official Arab League think-tank, was shuttered under international pressure in 2003. It championed Holocaust deniers like Thierry Meyssan and Roger Garaudy and provided a platform for anti-Western, anti-Christian and anti-Jewish extremists like Saudi economist Dr. Yussuf Abdallah Al Zamel, who blamed the war in Iraq on "radical Zionist and right-wing Christian" influence.
Although UAE foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan stated that the Emirates have been and remain a “strong ally of the U.S. in combating terrorism,” its continuing support of HAMAS and other Islamist organizations contradict his statement. This legitimately raises concerns about trusting U.S. ports to UAE management.
---- Rachel Ehrenfeld, Director of American Center for Democracy (www.public-integrity.org), and author of Funding Evil; How terrorism is Financed – and How to Stop It. Paul E Vallely, Major General, US Army Ret and Senior Military Analyst Fox News Channel and Co-author of Endgame -Blueprint for Victory in War on Terror.
Neither did he write this article! Look at the two names on top.
On January 4th 2006, Sheikh Mohammed became the Ruler of Dubai following the death of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Check out this "poetry" he wrote about Mohammed Al Durra
Its under the "poetry" section:
http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/english/index.asp
To the soul of the child martyr, Mohammed Al Durra
Pressed back, without supporter
A child defenceless, confronting aggression
Hiding, the bullets of tyrants
Have no mercy for a child, so young
Seeking shelter, slaughter him the criminals
Savages, whose tyranny never waned
Oh Mohammed, in Paradise of the eternal
Oh Mohammed, your voice reverberates throughout
Oh Mohammed, with you, the God of the Worlds
Whose mercy enfolds you forever
Oh Mohammed, who saw you grieved
And all, if we could, would sacrifice
A thousand million, the Muslims
All for you, Mohammed, fathers
Alas, where is the peace of the just?
The peace you seek is futile
Lost it, without doubt, the usurpers
When allowed their hatred to renew
And boiled the blood of Arabs, East and West
When Sharon visited the mosque
Oh Arabs, comrades for years
Bury that which passed, as became
Our greatest concern, to defend against aggressors
Who against Al Aqsa their aggression began
My nation, would that you unite
In lines, terrified then the enemies
Follow Zayed, the leader of the wise
Who called for unity and initiated
Oh Saladin, oh the greatest conquerors
Oh Omar, oh the dignified and the generous
The state of the nation allures the greedy
We seek naught but unity to satisfy
Among my questions, few of which are related to security, is this one, how did foreign companies displace American private and public management of transport facilities?
It does not threaten my sense of security so much that port management, toll road management, or air transport facilities are managed by British, UAE, or by a partnership betweeen Singapore and China. Responsible agencies such as the Coast Guard give assures security is in their hands. What matters to me is Americans appear increasingly incapable of managing their own facilities.
But, is that really true? Have we surrendered control to the highest foreign bidder?
On what do you base this idea of risk? Let's have it: What has the UAE done to us that makes this a risk?
For globalists to be true to their convictions they must champion letting arabs run part of our nations infrastructure at this delicate time. No globalist can be against this deal at all. If such globalist is, then he is a hypocrit. This is the snare of globalism and this is but one of the warning shots which our president doesnt want to hear. As for the generals, they are paid and serve at the whim of the president, nothing more or less. Im not judging any general, but those are the facts.
Or maybe, like in the real world, they are list alphabetically. Try the real world for awhile, Dane.
I am, I trust more a retired General(Franks) who has real and recent experience dealing with the UAE, than a writier who bases her article on snippets from newspapers and a General who has been retired since 1991(Vallely) and no recent or real experience dealing with the UAE.
(Michael Savage's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test party, shortly before the port deal was approved).
Btw, did you know its not only the commerical ports that al queda will be managing soon, its also two mainland USA military ports. One is at Corpus Christi and I dont recall the other one.
Do you have a link or remember the source?
I believe Naval Station Ingleside is closing, thanks to BRAC. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, which will remain open, does not utilize port facilities.
Perhaps you're thinking CC, which has first claim on the property, has invited a foreign management company to take over the redevelopment?
"I'll go with Gen. Tommy Franks."
Oh what does he know about the Middle East. LOL
Saw him on Fox, very persuasive. Of note, he said the Port of Dubai was the US Navy port of choice over there because it was well run and secure.
Yeah, but other than that, what's the problem?
"What would make the UAE stop funding Hamas?"
Was the US not funding them untill the most recent election over there?
"Generals can be bought and paid for too;"
Why don't you just label him a Bennedict Arnold and be done with it?
Tell the truth, Dane. You trust anything this adminstration spouts not matter what it costs American citizens.
Amen ,Thank You ,I agree .Why this outcry now ,It seems to me all these politicians protest to much,No one is concerned about COSCO and how the Chinese have ports surrounding us and they control both ends of the panama canal ,I just cant understand this firestorm about something that has been business as usual for years,Maybe Rush had a good angle on this the Longshoreman Union,Tommy Franks said it in his Statement The port of Dubai is the best run port system he has ever seen .Effeciency is the enemy of unions ,less members paying dues, deserves some looking into
Many of the 9/11 hijackers passed through the country and had cash wired from Dubai.
Gulf emirate expanding its global reach to include operation of airports around world, international landmarks, international terminal business, global ports, autos, hotels, skyscrapers, and 100 shopping malls.
Wow! Look at all those bush-bots. When will they wake up?
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