Don't forget. We support offensive (free) speech. The moderate Muslim (yeah right) is against us now.
> -----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 > > On 2/21/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, what reason would they have to block such a sale? > > > > This quote makes it sound like it is a US company operating > the ports > > now. > > > > The UAE bid is to purchase the British company that is currently > > operating the ports. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Bramwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:42 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Bush's First Veto? > > > > > > Its no surprise given the Bush families history of cosy business > > relations > > > with certain wealthy families from the Middle East. > > > > > > Michaelb. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:46 AM > > > Subject: Bush's First Veto? > > > > > > > > > > New York lawmakers stunned by Bush's ports veto threat > By DEVLIN > > > > BARRETT Associated Press Writer > > > > > > > > February 21, 2006, 7:14 PM EST > > > > > > > > WASHINGTON -- President Bush stunned New York lawmakers > on Tuesday > > > > with his threat to veto any legislation blocking the takeover of > > some > > > > U.S. port operations by a company run by the United > Arab Emirates. > > > > > > > > Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said he was "absolutely > mystified" by the > > > > hard line taken by the president. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197775 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
