Little Lord Pissypants puts PEOPLE WHO ATTACKED US in charge of security

[Proud2BAmurkin]

He's finished. The Saudi run ports are just CRAZY ASS FUCKED UP.

What's wrong with these sick fascist clowns?

[Rick Myers]

1. It's the UAE, not Saudis.

[northzax]

3. some of the money that financed 9/11

was routed through UAE. And a UAE citizen was apparently once on a hunting party with Bin Laden. That's all I can get from anyone.

[Rick Myers]

6. UAE is just another of the oil families.

But they have a booming economy, such that it is.

[northzax]

7. and perhaps the most diversified in the region

not that that is saying much.

[johnaries]

10. Not just some of the money, MOST of the money.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=473881&mesg_id=474330

[northzax]

11. did you read that article?

and understand it? from what I saw, it said that UAE is the center of the Hawala networks, they are basically the Western Union of the non-wired world. it's a banking center, do you blame banks for everything that comes through them? if so, then fine. remember, the 9/11 terrorists had accounts at US banks, it's the only way to get money in the US, therefore, US companies can't be trusted either. neither of your citations say the money came from the UAE, only through the UAE. It's like saying that Mohammed Atta had an account at Bank of America, therefore San Francisco was to blame for the financing of the attacks.

try to learn a little about banking first, willya?

[johnaries]

12. Before you start getting "high and mighty" and full of yourself,

perhaps you ought to know that I work for a financial institution. In fact, I am a Trainer. I know how transactions can be monitored. I've monitored many myself, when customers had questions. And although the government may not have been directly involved, when we asked them to crack down they did little or nothing.

If terrorists can infiltrate Dubai businesses so easily that it is the preferred conduit, then they can infiltrate the Port Security - without help from the UAE government. The UAE doesn't have to be involved, just too uninvolved. THAT is the danger, which you do not seem able to understand.

[northzax]

2. really? Dubai Ports, Inc attacked the US?

when was that again? can you provide a link of some sort?

[Posteritatis]

4. Remember, all "Arabs" are terrorists this week, or something. (n/t)

[northzax]

5. shit, I forgot.

especially the ones that helped capture the asshole who bombed the USS Cole.

[sam sarrha]

8. they wont be doing the security but will know every detail about it

[finecraft]

9. Actually they will be, in a round-about way

http://www.dpiterminals.com/fullnews.asp?NewsID=39

DP WORLD EXECUTIVE NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS US GOVT POSITION

Dubai, 24 January 2006: - Global ports operator DP World today welcomed news that one of its senior executives, Dave Sanborn, has been nominated by US President George W. Bush to serve as Maritime Administrator a key transportation appointment reporting directly to Norman Mineta the Secretary of Transportation and Cabinet Member.

The Maritime Commission implements port cargo security programs for our ports.

Surprise! (not)