Ports

The United Arab Emirates state controlled company Dubai Ports World will be taking over six of our major ports if Bush has his way. Bush says there are safeguards in place to prevent terrorism from being imported into our country covertly. I assume it is the same safeguards the Bush admnistration has in place for auditing defense spending. *rolls eyes*

Personally, it is interesting how Bush can guarantee security on these ports when there are thousands of people from China being illegally imported on our ports today. While it is true that many of our ports are operated by foreign countries, we should check the background and connections of those countries before granting access to our ports. That's how large supplies of illegal drugs such as cocaine and "ice" are shipped into our country . As you can see from the prevalent availability of these drugs in U.S. society, current security measures are inadequate. Only a small percentage of these shipments are caught. If we can not stop drugs and illegal immigrants from entering the U.S. at the ports, why does Bush say it is safe from terrorists and nuclear weapons? He even goes so far as to say that it has been reviewed by him and his cabinet and passed. What is he really up to? Why would sheiks who are so wealthy from oil production care about our ports? What's in it for them?

"Lawmakers from both parties have noted that some of the Sept. 11 hijackers used the United Arab Emirates as an operational and financial base. In addition, critics contend the UAE was an important transfer point for shipments of smuggled nuclear components sent to Iran, North Korea and Libya by a Pakistani scientist." -- NY Times