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You cant make this shit up. From flying Bin Ladens family out of the states hours after the tower attacks to selling 6 extremely major shipping ports to a State Owned Company.
Dont let me get on a plane without taking of my F'ing shoes, but allow 60% of the cargo containers in unchecked, and then sell major ports to the enemy.
Feb. 20, 2006, 6:00PM GOP Governors Question Port Turnover By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer © 2006 The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two Republican governors on Monday questioned a Bush administration decision allowing an Arab-owned company to operate six major U. S. ports, saying they may try to cancel lease arrangements at ports in their states. New York Gov. George Pataki and Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich voiced doubts about the acquisition of a British company that has been running the U.S. ports by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates.
The British company, Peninsular and Oriental, runs major commercial operations at ports in Baltimore, Miami, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York and Philadelphia. "Ensuring the security of New York's port operations is paramount and I am very concerned with the purchase of Peninsular & Oriental Steam by Dubai Ports World," Pataki said in a news release. "I have directed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to explore all legal options that may be available to them in regards to this transaction," said the New York governor, who is still in the hospital recovering from an appendectomy.
Ehrlich, concerned about security at the Port of Baltimore, said Monday he is "very troubled" that Maryland officials got no advance notice before the Bush administration approved an Arab company's takeover of the operations at the six ports.
