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karlrschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:03 PM
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Question: Who broke the Port story? I was flummoxed over business
matters most of last weekend & first heard about it on DU (naturally) :D
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:06 PM
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1. Feb. 12th was when DUer Autorank first posted this:
911 Bankers to Run SIX Major U.S. Ports—Dubai(UAE). IMPEACH NOW!!!

Edited on Sun Feb-12-06 01:39 PM by autorank
911 Bankers to Run SIX Major U.S. Ports—Dubai (UAE). IMPEACH NOW!!!

Here’s another reason for IIMPEACHMENT.

Six ports will be run and protected by a Dubai based port management company (DP World):
New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia.

The deal was approved by a “U.S. government panel” coordinated out of the White House. Just prior to the deal, David C. Sanborn of Virginia was appointed as administrator of the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department. Sanborn worked as DP World's director of operations for Europe and Latin America.

911 Bankers to Run U.S. Ports—IMPEACH BUSH NOW

“Dubai's links to suspected terrorist financing and money laundering have long been a point of contention between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. "There is no question the UAE was used by terrorists, the question is why," a U.S. official said. "It is no more lax and unregulated than many places. The answer is, Dubai is so damn convenient."
http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/corrupt/2002/0218go...


Great AP article:

Associated Press
UAE Co. Poised to Oversee Six U.S. Ports
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2006/02/11/ap251836...
By TED BRIDIS , 02.11.2006, 09:41 AM

A company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports as part of a corporate sale, leaving a country with ties to the Sept. 11 hijackers with influence over a maritime industry considered vulnerable to terrorism.

<snip>

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the FBI has said the money for the strikes was transferred to the hijackers primarily through the UAE's banking system, and much of the operational planning for the attacks took place inside the UAE.

Many of the hijackers traveled to the U.S. through the UAE. Also, the hijacker who steered United Airlines flight into the World Trade Center's south tower, Marwan al-Shehhi, was born in the UAE.

After the attacks, U.S. Treasury Department officials complained about a lack of cooperation by the UAE and other Arab countries trying to track Osama bin Laden's bank accounts.
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karlrschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:11 PM
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2. Thanks!
:toast:
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:29 PM
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3. Three cheers for Autorank!
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:58 PM
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5. And PhilipShore 14 hours before that
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merbex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 08:45 PM
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4. A big round of applause - a standing ovation- and major thanks
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 09:11 PM
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6. GIGADITTOES
fer sure

a major triumph --
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