Posted on 02/23/2006 3:16:25 PM PST by CaliFReeper1
Click to take a tour of a port.
That's the same argument we heard about immigration laws not being enforced: so what, they're just here for a better life, let it go. Even after 9/11 we're still hearing it despite the fact had they been enforced the attack might not have happened.
If you don't want to get it fine but those who live near ports do not want to go down on the same ship you're on. The UAE had terrorist ties with Osama Bin Laden, that's not enough for you?" What does it take?
What's your source on that? The reason that I ask is that I was just reading the Federal Research Division's December 2005 country profile for the UAE, and it says on page 25: "In December 2004, the Dubai Ports Authority (DPA), which operates the main container ports of Mina Jabal Ali and Mina Rashid, became the first Middle Eastern port to participate in the U.S. Homeland Security Container Security Initiative (CSI) program, which is aimed at preventing materials that could be used by terrorist groups from entering the United States in shipping containers. Under the CSI, DPA employees will screen suspicious United States-bound containerized cargo transiting Dubai's ports." (My emphasis added.)
I'll have to look that one up. I had seen a link somewhere that DHS was directly screening cargo. Mea Culpa, if wrong.
A very good question. Anything that Hitlary and Chuckie are against, I'm for.
I'm going to organize a national day of protest against Home Depot. I heard the terrorists bought their box cutters there.
A dumb idea promulgated by ignorance.
Hannity was the King of Ignorance today, arrogantly displaying it for all to see.
Ain't no one on this site can call me a Bush bot but this is one time I solidly agree with him.
The reality is that this is political posturing that whips up the easily frightened in knee jerk response.
The UAE ain't our enemy. They are better allies than are the Democrats.
Get 'em FReepers!
??? What's up with the link?
Simply demonstrating to you where immigration/guest workers intersect with the ports.
So basically there's a special visa that I was unaware of that allows in dockworkers. How wonderful, I'm sure the UAE has plenty ready to send.
Agree Stooooooooo........but "the sky is fallin".. the sky is fallin"..maybe they will now drop a nuke from outter space! First commercial flight to outter space in the works. ;)
US administration backs down in ports battle (AFP)
AFP - The White House has attempted to placate members of Congress angered over a deal that would let a Dubai company run several major US ports, with a top administration official saying a delay might be possible.
http://www.ameinfo.com/mc/world/?5120173
Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Friday, February 24 - 2006 | 16 minutes and 58 seconds ago
Newbies always over-react!!
When Bush,and others, say that the guest worker programs are broken, they are not talking about the D-1 or the H1B.
sorry, but YAWN...so much ado about nuttin'
Group think at its worst...
Frankly, all this is getting boring...the MSM, the Pollyticians, talk radio blathering and nobody telling the truth...
I'm getting to the point if of caring a damn about any of it any more. As long as I can wake up in the morning and go to work. Once "it" starts preventing me from doing that then it's time to lock and load.
Going into fed up with it all overload...
I am definitely not a Bush bot...I can list a whole host of bad things he has/hasn't done.
But this issue has been totally demagouged.
It's just wide enough so that UAE will be able to bring in people that most likely will not be screened, posing a terrorist threat and will end up replacing American workers Rush and others keep saying isn't going to happen.
It'll be interesting to see if anyone in the media picks up on the existence of the D-1 visa, I've never heard of it until today.
I've got to read up more on the D-1, I think it just applies to the owners of the vessels themselves.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.