Posted on 03/16/2006 1:46:07 PM PST by jmc1969
The threat, contained in a letter dated 2002 and newly declassified by the U.S. military, shows the intimidation Arab countries face if they cooperate with the West. The letter came the same year the Emirates turned over to the United States a suspected mastermind of the deadly bombing of the USS Cole.
The UAE has kept making arrests, including the detention and handover to Pakistan in 2004 of a Pakistani suspect who allegedly trained thousands of al-Qaida fighters.
However, the issue of whether the country does enough to fight terrorism was at the center of a dispute in the United States over a Dubai company's plans — since abandoned — to run U.S. ports.
The group that issued the 2002 threat, calling itself "Qaida al-Jihad," or the Qaida (Base) of Holy War, also said in its letter that it had infiltrated the UAE's "security, censorship and monetary agencies, along with other agencies that should not be mentioned."
"You are an easier target than (the Americans); your homeland is exposed to us," the letter said. "There are many vital interests that will hurt you if we decided to harm them, especially since you rely on shameless tourism in your economic income."
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No, I guess I should have said screw all the other countries of the world. And Screw our government for subcontracting running of the ports in the forst place.
How about screw personal attacks on FR?
Showing your true colors again onyx?
Enjoy being banned for week while you cool down...
Cheerio...
We still run our ports.
Do you realize you've fallen for that MSM lie hook, line and sinker?
The US still runs the ports. This is the 'baggage' handling only. I submit you've been lied to by the MSM, who were seeking a public failure for Bush. Which you've handed them.
No other Country should even have a hand in it. These are or Ports darn it! Don't give me a Bush-bot reply, I love the President as much as anyone here on FR.
ROTFLMAO!
You're wrong. Again.
What percentage of Arabs do you think are our friends and what percentage wouldn't care less if America became communist or socialist, just so long as the dollars continue to flow in their direction?
You are pathetically ignorant on this issue as proven by your cavalier posting "screw Dubai."
Now you have told another poster to not give you a BUSH-BOT reply. LOL.
Do not let facts cloud your opinion. Trash a valued ME ally. We have so many ME allies. /sarc
No, it isn't running the ports. This is for running a terminal at the ports.
You didn't reply to my point -- that is a lie, sold to you by the MSM. If DPW isn't going to run the port, then what is your objection?
Thanks for the ping.
Government knows best. Government knows best. Government knows best. Government knows best. Government knows best. Government knows best. Government knows best.
Got it!
Thanks for proving your unfettered ignorance.
No facts for your opinion, merely opinion.
Where are the facts you have given me? Yu begin by insulting me, insult me again, and then continue insulting me. Prove your case. I may have thrown a glib comment out there, but you haven't proved yourself to be anything but a pain in the neck to me.
Thanks for the ping!
Thanks for the ping
Knock it off.
Yes, sir or ma'am. I departed this thread almost an hour ago.
Well said.
I stand corrected!
He has it right on the borders.
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