If they are requiring the sorts of access to information and personnel that is mentioned in the other article, I can see it being allowed. They have asked for far more access to internal and usually confidential/business rated information than normal.
I still don't support the decision to let a foreign and potentially hostile country to have that much control over such a vital piece of our infrastructure. We know that people and items are smuggled through the system now. When some biological and chemical agents would only need a coke can or less space? To kill millions? No I think this should be American run red white and blue. > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush's First Veto? > > US and Canadian too? I had seen something about the > Australian warnings, not the others though. > > I can (just barely) see Mush's position, but I think it's > really dumb. How can you require someone like me to show a > picture ID to get into the FBI headquarters here, but the UAE > gets carte blanche to run major ports? Hello? The only > explanation I am able to come up with is that the UAE people > are big business, which of course can do no wrong... > > >An interesting sidenote: > > > >On Lou Dobbs (I think), it was just pointed out that > although the UAE > >has been an ally since 1971, there are consular warnings to be aware > >that terrorism is a threat in-country. This is from the US, > Canadian, > >British and Australian embasses (among others). > > > >So although the government itself might be on our side, not > all of its > >population agrees. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197904 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
