Imports

Did you know that illegal Chinese immigrants have been caught coming through the Port of Los Angeles? Who do you think "leases" the Port of Los Angeles? Companies from China, Denmark, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan.

If Dubai Ports World "leases" the six major ports, which illegals do you think would be coming through those ports? Is it China, Iran, and/or United Arab Emirates nationals? Iran is a major trading partner to Dubai.

So knowing all this, why does the Bush administration continue to press for Dubai Ports World to have our ports? Money. Money. and Money. It's obvious the Bush adminstration has been paid off. DPW even hired Bob Dole, whom I once respected and voted for, to lobby Congress to get the deal passed. It's amazing how many politicians you can buy off with money.

Definition: Lobbying. Bribing, usually with money, politicians and other public officials to vote and publicly support a certain position. Here's an example to swing U.S. citizens disposition to DPW. Another example is here: The United Arab Emirates has long-standing ties to the Bush family. Records show the UAE and one of its sheikhs contributed at least $1 million before 1995 to the Bush Library Foundation, which established the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.

By the way, that is how con-artists work, if anyone has ever met one in person. They generally lavish you with gifts, money, etc. to get you to do what they want. Anyone who has dealt with a con-artist knows you are left with the short end of the stick. They give you a little to get a lot in return. They depend on your gratitude and natural human reciprocation tendencies (see Robert Cialdini's research on this). It's like paying $25 to get something worth $5,000 to roll in their favor. It's obviously very beneficial for them.