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Post #247,259 by lincoln 3/8/06 5:55:15 PM Reply	I heard on the radio that the Dubai company wanted the right to store all documents back at the corporate headquarters in the UAE. That would make it awfully difficult for US lawyers and politicians to request and receive them for inspection. lincoln "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem. I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a *Citizen* of the United States. [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #247,290 by Silverlock 3/8/06 9:50:32 PM Reply	What about the Israel boycott issue? I thought The US had a prohibition against doing business with companies that participate on the ban of trade with Israel. U.S. law bars firms from complying with such requests or cooperating with attempts by Arab governments to boycott Israel. [link\|http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/8556/Dubai_Ports_Company_Active_In_Israel_Boycott.html\|Link] Since Dubai Ports World is a wholly owned subsidiary of the government of Dubai, I think there might be a problem here. ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #247,291 by boxley 3/8/06 9:52:06 PM Reply	ssh, dubai does trade with Israel thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #247,293 by Silverlock 3/8/06 10:03:41 PM Reply	So they break the law in interest of profit? That sounds familiar. Just as in my country the rule of law is used to punish those who order torture be done in contravention of said law, I'm sure the criminals of Dubai who trade with Israel against their law will be punished in similar fashion. Man, it must be the way I tell 'em. ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #247,318 by bepatient 3/9/06 8:44:45 AM Reply	What law is that? Can't break one that doesn't exist. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #247,322 by Silverlock 3/9/06 9:20:31 AM Reply	There you go again. Throwing the cold dash of facts on a hot, steaming rant. ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #247,325 by bepatient 3/9/06 10:05:50 AM Reply	Oops. sorry. Let me help UAE are our friends. They are a western style federalised group of small states...and damnit, they're generally nice guys. Besides, all they are responsible for is scheduling cargo. Offloading with be longshoremen. Security will still be coast guard, customs, DHS. What is the big deal? While it may be "justified"...its racism. And they want to pass a law that says only US companies can handle infrastructure. Wasn't McVeigh a US citizen? Wouldn't we be disqualified on the same grounds? Don't we have an equal population of psychos among us? If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #247,331 by Silverlock 3/9/06 10:24:39 AM Reply	Minor nit "9/11 changed everthing". After years of fear mongering, the Administration reaps what it sows. It may, objectivly, be racism. But that they expected it to pass without a shitstorm reveals an appalling lack of awareness. ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #247,335 by bepatient 3/9/06 10:48:16 AM Reply	No argument there but I don't think it even made it to that level until the newspapers broke it. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #247,337 by broomberg 3/9/06 10:50:31 AM Reply	Well duh! but I don't think it even made it to that level until the newspapers broke it. Kind of tough for a shitstorm to be kicked up until the population has a hint of what is going on.
Post #247,323 by admin 3/9/06 9:40:29 AM Reply	Absolutely not. They steal underwear in the interest of Profit! Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #247,327 by bepatient 3/9/06 10:06:59 AM Reply	The dreaded plot.... ...of international panty raids! If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]

Dubai Ports World deal may be killed in the US House - (Another Scott) - (25) - March 7, 2006, 07:17:46 PM EST

Great. Pass more stupid laws - (bepatient) - (24) - March 8, 2006, 10:01:09 AM EST

I'm confused... - (jb4) - (23) - March 8, 2006, 02:19:57 PM EST

Its not the rider portion - (bepatient) - (22) - March 8, 2006, 03:25:22 PM EST

Problem with that solution... - (Yendor) - (2) - March 8, 2006, 03:41:09 PM EST

Couple of things - (bepatient) - (1) - March 8, 2006, 05:55:49 PM EST

Does anyone really think it's going to happen that way? 18kB - (Another Scott) - March 8, 2006, 07:36:26 PM EST

Re: "one was British and one was UAE...and the UAE won." - (a6l6e6x) - March 8, 2006, 04:11:21 PM EST

Fain enough... - (jb4) - (17) - March 8, 2006, 04:28:31 PM EST

I didn't say that... - (Yendor) - (2) - March 8, 2006, 04:30:57 PM EST

Ooops! - (jb4) - (1) - March 8, 2006, 04:36:06 PM EST

IcLRPD (new thread) - (lincoln) - March 8, 2006, 05:44:32 PM EST

Minor nit but you are correct. It was a purchase. - (bepatient) - (13) - March 8, 2006, 05:44:20 PM EST

terms of the purchase are suspect - (boxley) - (12) - March 8, 2006, 05:50:55 PM EST

I heard on the radio that - (lincoln) - (11) - March 8, 2006, 05:55:15 PM EST

What about the Israel boycott issue? - (Silverlock) - (10) - March 8, 2006, 09:50:32 PM EST

ssh, - (boxley) - (9) - March 8, 2006, 09:52:06 PM EST

So they break the law in interest of profit? - (Silverlock) - (8) - March 8, 2006, 10:03:41 PM EST

What law is that? - (bepatient) - (5) - March 9, 2006, 08:44:45 AM EST

There you go again. - (Silverlock) - (4) - March 9, 2006, 09:20:31 AM EST

Oops. sorry. Let me help - (bepatient) - (3) - March 9, 2006, 10:05:50 AM EST

Minor nit - (Silverlock) - (2) - March 9, 2006, 10:24:39 AM EST

No argument there - (bepatient) - (1) - March 9, 2006, 10:48:16 AM EST

Well duh! - (broomberg) - March 9, 2006, 10:50:31 AM EST

Absolutely not. - (admin) - (1) - March 9, 2006, 09:40:29 AM EST

The dreaded plot.... - (bepatient) - March 9, 2006, 10:06:59 AM EST

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