George W. Bush is Insane.......

Because he has given control of our ports to a terrorist nation.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/393077p-333284c.html


When will congress grow tired of this criminal and Impeach him???

When the number of Impeach Bush signs in SL exceeds 10 times GWB's IQ. (91x10)

Well that situation I think is taking away from the real need to Impeach Boy George Bush. But I do not believe peppering signs everywhere is an answer and that guy needs to bring down the signs in my opinion.

It was a joke, sorry for that - as far as the situation goes, can it be proven that the people who got this contract are actually terrorists? Or are they simply from a countr(ies) from which some terrorists hail?

I'd be wary of tossing that word around lightly.

Yes, I think MSNBC said that 3 of the 9-11 hijackers came from that nation and that they still have some ties with Bin Laden

You don't understand, Nolan.

It's a forgone conclusion that anything Bush does is wrong.

The world according to Magnum.

Thats against the TOS to use names in a post.

Here is another URL from CNN on this threat to the United States by the Boy George Bush administrtion

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/20/port.security/index.html

Much like your assertation that anyone who got into a car accident goes to jail, that too is wrong.

Yeah Reitsuki, oh shi-
I mean, when replying to or about something someone else has said in their thread you must not use their name!

Damn, you're right, Amber Stonecutter.

Someone say my name?

I did, but it was a mistake. I meant to implicate Schwanson.

Doh.

*Falls down laughing*

*Hits head on radiator*

Someone is going to jail for this!

It's a state owned business. The UAE has long ties to supporting terrorism. Take that for what it's worth.

What exactly is a terrorist nation? And what stops the USA or the UK or anyone else being one?

Not that I'm not up for bashing Bush..

Yes, I was aware that it is state owned. What I am asking is if the people who will actually be doing the administrating are terrorists, because that is what the OP is charging - that it's a "terrorist nation". That's a pretty heavy charge.

Two of the 9/11 hijackers were from Dubai, but does that make them all terrorists?

That said, I do find this to be an extremely interesting and unexpected move by the Bush administration - in fact, it's something I would have never even dreamed they would do, and it really makes me wonder why they are.

I smell a Halliburton link (or the like) over a terrorist link.

It's the same thing that stops a religeon being a cult... size and power

wow, someone bought that bullsh*t huh ?

Nothing in theory.

What I would define as a "terrorist nation" is a nation that deliberatly targets civilians in random attacks to inspire fear, execute or condones execution of people to silence criticism or simply because of who they are, as opposed to what they have done, funds suicide-bombers or otherwise aids or protects them, a few other things.

It's mostly the first two of those... any nation which deliberatly targets civillians or non-coms Not casualties of war (It happens), but deliberate attacks on civilians that otherwise have no strategic worth, or any nation which considers widescale executions exceptable.

Note that I'm speaking for me... my definition and that of others may not mesh.

Ok I did a little research, and although I have not established a Halliburton link yet, there is an interesting connection in all of this that makes it all seem like a quid pro quo thing. After the invasion of Iraq, the US awareded lucrative restoration contracts to a small handful of American companies, among them Bechtel Oil and Halliburton.

The British complained loudly that they should have an opportunity to bid, and one British company, Peninsular and Oriental Steam, submits bids. Specifically, they wanted to run the port of Umm Qasr in southern Iraq, as the British forces had much of the security responsibility in the area. The deal instead went to Stevedoring Services of America (SSA), an American firm with extremely close ties to the Bush Administration. The no-bid contract for Umm Qasr has been very controversial - the company is accused of charging ridiculously high tarriffs on the port and profiteering from them.

Ok now therein lies the connection to the current situation. P&O was shut out of lucrative port business in Iraq. The company was then purchased by Thunder FZE, a subsidiary of Dubai Ports World, based in the United Arab Emirates. DP World is the company that was just awarded the ports of NY, NJ, Miami, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans. I am sure there are even deeper connections. I haven't researched DP World's role prior to the P&O acquisition, but as always, it is a tangled web.

EDIT: it seems P&O already had some existing port contracts in the US, which DP World would gain access to if the deal is not blocked. Another angle to find a connection may be through the royal family of UAE, which controls DP World.

theres the problem. these nations such as iran and iraq, do you really think the entire populus is western hating anti USA terrorists-to-be ? - no. in fact, its only a small percentage, but it serves the purpose of the media's cameras well.

I didn't say they were; however, if enough people with enough power to act on their opinions in the country do feel that way, it becomes an issue, regardless of the opinions of the population.

But....how can this be bad?

The "greatest living ex-president" supports it!

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/13921401.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_nation

Carter backs Bush's stand on seaport-operations deal

Former President Jimmy Carter downplayed criticism of White House support of an Arab-owned company's purchase of a major seaport-operations firm.

:::hrug::::: So?