The process is run by a group known as CFIUS. http://www.treasury.gov/offices/international-affairs/exon-florio/
Here is a little more info on it. > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:53 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush's First Veto? > > I agree. I don't see how it could be a good idea. > > >I have a problem with this, not just because of the fact that it is the > UAE > >involved (which HAS to add a level of security concern. 2 of the > hijackers > >were from there. The nuclear materials shipped from Kahn in Pakistan went > >through ports in the UAE. There ARE people there who DO NOT LIKE US), but > >because there is a foriegn government involved (you can often trust > >independant companies to do what is in their monitary best interest. Govs > >are not so predictable), because there was not enough focus paid to this > >issue (Bush didn't know about it until it started appearing in the > papers, > >nor did anyone in Congress). > > > >But the main problem I have with it is this SECRET committee that is > >deciding these things. Who are they? Do we trust THEM? Are they career > >employees, or are they political appointees making these decisions? If > they > >are political employees, what ties do they have to the companies they are > >making decisions about. Did they actually DO ANY RESEARCH into whether > this > >is a problem, or did they just rubber-stamp it? 23 days does not seem > like a > >lot of time to research such a decision. > > > >I want everyone to step back, shine a little light on this, make the > process > >more transparent, take some more time, and think this through. > > > >If, after they have done this, and the decision is still that this is a > good > >idea, then I say - go for it. But I want a little more due diligence done > >here. This is friggin important. > > > >On 2/22/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197852 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
