WAIT Nothing is owned by the British Company, it is still owned by the US, they simply won the bid to manage the ports.
US Customs, TSA, and the Coast Guard still manage security, these guys operate the cranes and the like. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:53 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush's First Veto? > > then i guess im shocked on two fronts. > > 1. that we had freakin ports owned by british companies who could give > a fuck, when it all boils down, what happens to our mainland. YES, > they are our strongest ally in nearly EVERY front of EVERY war since > forever ago, but, this is business, and if they are paid enough, > corruption can happen. not that it cannot happen to an american > company, but they are one notch down, in my book, when it comes to > REALLY caring about our mainland. > > 2. to even fathom that a middle eastern company would own major ports > of thoroughfare in our country, is an absolute atrocity. absolute. > maybe the UAE is 100% legitamately with us, 100% of the way. however, > if british companies are -1, I'd go with any middle eastern country, > RIGHT NOW, as a -10. > > sorry. just the way the landscape has changed. no offense to > everyday people of any nation, but money brings corruption, money > drives importing and exporting, and for fucks sake, is it THAT weird > for us to want 100% control of major outlets into and out from our > country? > > tw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197717 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
