Cocoa
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Sun Feb-26-06 07:13 PM
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"The Dubai government has nothing to do with us" |
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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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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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Sun Feb-26-06 07:23 PM
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2. I saw it in your compilation piece |
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Sun Feb-26-06 07:55 PM
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Sun Feb-26-06 07:57 PM
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4. Yes the Government of Dubai has bought our ports ... I think if |
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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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Sun Feb-26-06 08:41 PM
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5. "Well, aside from owning the company, there's no connection. |
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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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Sun Feb-26-06 08:43 PM
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6. So why does Bush claim a strategic necessity, arguing UAE an ally? |
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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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