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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 07:13 PM
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"The Dubai government has nothing to do with us"
except own us.

http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/22/sitroom.02.html

BILKEY: Well, I think we should clarify a couple of things. First of all, we're a commercial enterprise of the government of Dubai. The government of Dubai has nothing to do with us, basically.

BLITZER: But they own the company.

BILKEY: They own, yes.

(CROSSTALK)

BLITZER: They own the company.

BILKEY: That's correct.
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liveoaktx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 07:21 PM
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1. I clipped that because it was such an astonishing LIE
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 07:23 PM
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2. I saw it in your compilation piece
Astonishing is right.
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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 07:55 PM
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3. Thanks
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 07:57 PM
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4. Yes the Government of Dubai has bought our ports ... I think if
this goes through then United States of America should own 6 of their ports...I'd like my tax dollars to go to productive stuff rather than destructive stuff in Iraq...

But Dubai would never have it!!!
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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 08:41 PM
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5. "Well, aside from owning the company, there's no connection.
And appointing the board of directors. That too. And the CEO regularly presents financial info to the minister because his approval is necessary for many matters. But aside from that, we just do what the government wants and there's no connection."
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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-26-06 08:43 PM
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6. So why does Bush claim a strategic necessity, arguing UAE an ally?
If this deal were solely about being fair to a private co., Bush wouldn't be claiming national security and that UAE was an ally. I guess there's only a connection when Bush wants it.
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