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PhilipShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 12:40 PM
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NewsMax: Brit Hume: Bush Will Reverse Ports Decision
NewsMax
Brit Hume: Bush Will Reverse Ports Decision
Feb. 19, 2006

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/19/114128.shtml

The Bush administration will reverse its decision to allow a Dubai company based in the United Arab Emirates to gain control over several key U.S. ports, the Fox News Channel's Brit Hume predicted on Sunday.

"I don't think the administration will be able to sustain this," Hume told "Fox News Sunday." "I think it will have to reverse itself in some way or create some entity that stands between the company and the management of the ports."

"I just don't think can stand," he added. "It doesn't sound good to let some Arab shieks to be in charge of our ports - that's what it comes down to."

Appearing on the same program, Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed the ports decision, saying, "It's unbelievably tone deaf politically at this point in our history, four years after 9/11, to entertain the idea of turning port security over to a company based in the U.A.E., who avows to destroy Israel."
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 12:43 PM
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1. another Bush flip flop
he's a freakin flip flopper
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 12:52 PM
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2. This is Hume's opinion
He is not stating certain knowledge
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JaneGat Donating Member (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 12:58 PM
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3. Maybe I'm reading it incorrectly, but *co may not be able to reverse
the sale. This information (below) was apparently scrubbed from subsequent articles.

UAE Co. Poised to Oversee Six U.S. Ports By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer
Sat Feb 11, 9:41 AM ET

"Peninsular and Oriental and DP World set approval by the U.S. security committee as a condition for the sale. In regulatory papers, the companies said either the committee must agree not to formally investigate the purchase or Bush must not move to block the sale for national security purposes."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ports_security&printer=1;_ylt=AiZTPIfZkeY0vSHNvQO7AT1v24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 06:37 PM
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11. this deal probably done
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 01:00 PM
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4. They will hide it by putting another layer of "beaurocracy" inbetween
and sell it as such.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 01:17 PM
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5. Create some entity? Why? Halliburton's already available! nt
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Kablooie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:03 PM
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6. If it's reversed it will be used to show how Bush is protecting the U.S.
He would NEVER stand for such a dangerous affront to the American people!
He is our great protector.


Why am I sick to my stomach?
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:12 PM
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7. If he does, the dems should still make it an issue
in this election year.
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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 03:36 PM
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8. I guess Brit "Twilight Zone" Hume is really in charge
Is Hume a zombie or what?
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classysassy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 04:13 PM
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9. Newshack sez Shit Fumes
Stinks
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-20-06 11:51 PM
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10. dead in the water as they say.
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-21-06 06:56 PM
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12. Can we GET THAT IN WRITING, Brit?
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