Friday, February 17, 2006
Bush Puts Nation With Ties To Terrorism In Charge Of 6 US Ports...
A company owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country with several questions to answer with regards to its connections to international terrorism, will be in charge of the security of ports in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia if the Bush Administration gets it's way.
Feel the security!
Consider the following points about the UAE's recent history:
– The UAE was one of three countries in the world to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.Not exactly a sterling resume for a nation that Bush wants to charge with protecting 6 of the nation's largest ports.
– The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia.
– According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system.
– After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts.
It seems to me that even a mere whiff of a connection to terrorism should be a 100% deal-breaker when it comes to protecting our ports. Call me crazy...
(Thanks to ThinkProgress)
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