[quote name='bmulligan'] You realize that he was kicked out of the UAE, right? You also realize Osama's sworn jihad against the Saudi families, right? You realize it's because they allow the infidels to land their war planes and dock their warships there, right? You realize that the UAE won't be "controlling" or "owning" our ports, right? You also realize your quoted article says Bin Laden "might" have been at the camp, right? And that it was during the Clintonista administration, right? You realize you are the one assuming all arabs are terrorists, not Bush, right ?[/QUOTE]
If all that blather was an attempt to make an argument, you really failed, bmulligan. Stating assertions doesn't make them the truth, even if you follow them with "Right?"
For example, I hope you do realize that the UAE and Saudi Arabia are two different countries. Thusly, bringing the Saudis into this argument explodes your argument that the critics of the port deal are the ones who lump all arabs together. Hell, you're the one trying to lump the UAE and the Saudis together.
And you realize that Saddam had no ties to al Queda, and that Osama despised Saddam, correct? So why are we in Iraq if not all arabs are terrorists? Why did Bush flog this war if not all arabs are terrorists, and have us attack in the wrong direction at the expense of our national defense?
You can't have it both ways, bmulligan, no matter how much smoke you blow. The fact remains that the UAE has more ties to Osama than Iraq ever did -- if for no other reason than exactly ZERO of the 9-11 terrorists came from Iraq.
As far as the danger of allowing the UAE access to our ports, I will once again refer to the Bush administration official who details some of the mischief that can be done through this very, very bad decision:
Joseph King, who headed the customs agency's anti-terrorism efforts under the Treasury Department and the new Department of Homeland Security, said national security fears are well grounded.
He said a company the size of Dubai Ports World would be able to get hundreds of visas to relocate managers and other employees to the United States. Using appeals to Muslim solidarity or threats of violence, al-Qaeda operatives could force low-level managers to provide some of those visas to al-Qaeda sympathizers, said King, who for years tracked similar efforts by organized crime to infiltrate ports in New York and New Jersey. Those sympathizers could obtain legitimate driver's licenses, work permits and mortgages that could then be used by terrorist operatives.
Dubai Ports World could also offer a simple conduit for wire transfers to terrorist operatives in the Middle East. Large wire transfers from individuals would quickly attract federal scrutiny, but such transfers, buried in the dozens of wire transfers a day from Dubai Ports World's operations in the United States to the Middle East would go undetected, King said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/22/AR2006022201609.html?referrer=email
If all that blather was an attempt to make an argument, you really failed, bmulligan. Stating assertions doesn't make them the truth, even if you follow them with "Right?"
For example, I hope you do realize that the UAE and Saudi Arabia are two different countries. Thusly, bringing the Saudis into this argument explodes your argument that the critics of the port deal are the ones who lump all arabs together. Hell, you're the one trying to lump the UAE and the Saudis together.
And you realize that Saddam had no ties to al Queda, and that Osama despised Saddam, correct? So why are we in Iraq if not all arabs are terrorists? Why did Bush flog this war if not all arabs are terrorists, and have us attack in the wrong direction at the expense of our national defense?
You can't have it both ways, bmulligan, no matter how much smoke you blow. The fact remains that the UAE has more ties to Osama than Iraq ever did -- if for no other reason than exactly ZERO of the 9-11 terrorists came from Iraq.
As far as the danger of allowing the UAE access to our ports, I will once again refer to the Bush administration official who details some of the mischief that can be done through this very, very bad decision:
Joseph King, who headed the customs agency's anti-terrorism efforts under the Treasury Department and the new Department of Homeland Security, said national security fears are well grounded.
He said a company the size of Dubai Ports World would be able to get hundreds of visas to relocate managers and other employees to the United States. Using appeals to Muslim solidarity or threats of violence, al-Qaeda operatives could force low-level managers to provide some of those visas to al-Qaeda sympathizers, said King, who for years tracked similar efforts by organized crime to infiltrate ports in New York and New Jersey. Those sympathizers could obtain legitimate driver's licenses, work permits and mortgages that could then be used by terrorist operatives.
Dubai Ports World could also offer a simple conduit for wire transfers to terrorist operatives in the Middle East. Large wire transfers from individuals would quickly attract federal scrutiny, but such transfers, buried in the dozens of wire transfers a day from Dubai Ports World's operations in the United States to the Middle East would go undetected, King said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/22/AR2006022201609.html?referrer=email
