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Old 02-20-2006, 11:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Arab company to take over US Ports

You may have already heard about this. Management of ports in major US cities, including NYC, NOLA, Miami and Baltimore were put up to bid.

The winning bidder? Dubai Ports World, owned by the United Arab Emirates, the home base for some of the terrorists involved in 9/11. In fact, while they are technically our ally, the UAE recognizes the Taliban as a legitimate political party and financial partner.

President Bush thinks this is a very good idea, and is defending it while most members from both parties in congress are trying to convince him it's a BAD idea.

Council on Foreign Relations Link

What do you think? Is "The Sum of all Fears" coming true? I think it's bad news and if anybody wonders where the next attack will be, watch the ports.
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