ABC’s The Note on Dubai Ports Deal: “Zzzzzzzzzzz”
ABC’s The Note on Dubai Ports Deal: “Zzzzzzzzzzz”
UPDATE: The Note’s response to our post, and our subsequent response, is here.
According to recent polling, the overwhelming majority of Americans are interested in the outcome of the Dubai ports deal:
Seventy-two percent (72%) of Americans say they have been following news about the Dubai Ports deal somewhat or very closely.
The same can’t be said for some major American media outlets. The authors of ABC’s The Note today shared their complete lack of interest in the story:
Port security:
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(If you expected The Note to report on the meaning of the flap, the delay, the brouhaha, the whole thing — you expected wrong. Wake us when it’s over.)
Obviously they have more important things to cover. Also from today’s edition: “Well-defined: Googling monkeys; Gang of 500; the sleep habits of Mike Allen.”
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Wake us up after some ports get blown up. That’ll be really good for ratings.
February 27th, 2006 at 12:54 pm[...] If you actively sought out a metaphor for the utter failure of the mainstream newsmedia in the Bush era, you could do worse. [...]
February 27th, 2006 at 12:59 pmWhen Disney bought ABC, it was downhill from there thanks to michael eisner. The Disney family is finally getting rid of him.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:04 pmYou can almost hear the notes boys scream:
Please don’t give me another example of why I was stupid to believe those guys! or
Please don’t require to me to report on a story that I have to work to understand! or
Please don’t make me think about the story which makes perfectly clear that I can’t read the political tea leaves, etc.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:08 pmThe media will perk up when an attractive, young white woman wash’s up on the shore of one of these ports.
Give them time.
-GSD
February 27th, 2006 at 1:09 pmIt’s not just American media, I just sent this link to the TP team to see if they want to enjoy researching this;
http://channels.aolsvc.co.uk/news/article.adp?id=20060227051209990001
It seems even when the President of the United States of America takes out a British Policeman it’s not newsworthy. Cheney and Bush – they’re like Tom and Jerry without the humour.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:11 pmRemember when Disney tried to quash the release of Fahrenheit 9/11 not so very long a go? And CBS is still only counting 6 ports…..
February 27th, 2006 at 1:14 pmI guess someone besides ABC will have to do the actual WORK of reporting on DPW’s lousy record on smuggling and working with law enforcement, eh?
ABC, you suck. Now we know.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:22 pm.
To be fair to ABC, Bushco f*cking up is par for the course these days.
What’s disappointing is that no-one is covering the police report from Scotland about Chimp’s bike accident. Chimp in fact failed to crash into the poor cop. Instead he wiped, then took the cop out on his way down.
New Bushco motto: Mistakes are for sissies – real men do collateral damage.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:23 pmweren`t the arabs the ones who bailed bush out of his failed businesses…sounds like blackmail to me…
February 27th, 2006 at 1:25 pmYou know, more and more it’s a testament to the intelligence of the American people that George Bush has a 55% disapproval rating and only 40% approval.
Seriously, it’s worse than Pravda. At least at Pravda, people knew they were tools. These guys are so easily manipulated that they believe highly salaried Republican pundits when they say that “regular people in the heartland” don’t care about this. Um, yeah, they do.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:25 pmThere goes that liberal media establishment screeching its opposition to everything the government goes…
February 27th, 2006 at 1:26 pmAs a person who lives near large vessel shipping lanes and a very large port of call, I am amazed at how lacking in protection they have over our waters – two or three larger coast guard cutters/ boats. Some smaller ones? That’s not going to cut the mustard in the security department. Also, you could park your nuke just near the port and pop it for some serious terrorsit result quite easily.
never fear – the Bush Adminsistration is here – to protect us. Yeah, right.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:27 pmTheir trying to bail him out now of his failed business as a President. They might be better able to avoid costly storm damage to ports and oil infrastructure in the future.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:28 pmSounds like they have run out of ‘Spin’ and ‘Reality’
Next best thing is just to not make George disasters Public eh?
Of course this works against the MSM Pundit talking head media. and thats a good thing. Pretty much sinks the Fact that MSM is not Liberal. Wonder if Rove and Coulter, or when and HOW they will spin that against Americas Citizens for the Bush Cheney Profit machine?
February 27th, 2006 at 1:32 pm—————-
Mother Jones
http://motherjones.com/index.html
no I dont work for or part of mojo.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:34 pmjust another source of info in the datastream =)
How much did these guys give to DUMYA’S Library in TEXAS??
February 27th, 2006 at 1:37 pmYes the Media/Press are asleep on the UAE dirty deal to take over our East Coast port operations, because they have been paid to try to cover it up instead of reporting the real facts regarding the secretive deal! Demand the press wake-up!!!
February 27th, 2006 at 1:39 pmTies in nicely with “Weekend with Maury and Connie” on MSNBC, which morphed into a pro Dubai Ports infomercial with Maury and Connie speaking with serious tones to the camera to “reassure” us that Dubai Ports is one perfessional operation, yesirree Bob. All that sittin’ down with terr’ists was “a long time ago.” Made me feel all warm and fuzzy, but I was frustrated there was no 800 number to call after the show was over.
Had to be seen to be believed. Very Crooks and Liars worthy material.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:42 pmMy question, theorajones, is how much uber-rich Republicans with their mansions, estates, maids, and their huger portfolios really know what “regular people in the heartland†are.
Conceited elitists.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:53 pm#18: Jay Randal
They haven’t been paid off. They’re just lazy.
Uncovering the truth and doing some fact finding is much harder than reading a press release and then conjecturing over the talking points they were fed. Mmmmmm… talking points.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:56 pmSchumer makes a good point:
If foreign countries can’t own our airports, it stands to reason that they shouldn’t be running our seaports.
It’s called common sense.
February 27th, 2006 at 1:58 pmPost 21 I wish they were just lazy, but this is an important issue that Americans want to know about, so the TV press in particular are asleep for a reason > Bush agents telling them to shut-up and remain in a coma too!
February 27th, 2006 at 2:00 pmWorst Media Ever. Period.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:08 pm23: Randal
I agree with you, to a point. I think there has been pressure put on various news outlets for sure. But as the public (people and congressmen) support for Bush is waning, I think we’ll begin to see more and more critical pieces coming out.
For the longest time (with Rove’s help), if you were critical of Bush, his administration, or their policies you were labeled weak and unpatriotic. Now that more and more people aren’t taking that ridiculous mindest lying down, Americans are realizing that they need to begin paying attention again.
They were lulled to sleep with the “we’ll keep y’all safe, Amurcans!” rhetoric from Bush. Now that more of the public dissapproves of Bush than approves, we’ll slowly see more critical reporting of his poor decisions.
Or at least I hope.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:09 pmThe Note spends way too much time on cutesy Inside the Beltway Shit (ITBS). All their googling monkey stuff makes me want to hurl. They actually used to cover stuff a few years ago in a relatively non-partisan way. Now, Rove spoon feeds them monkey shit from on top of a turd blossom and that’s supposed to be news.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:10 pmI heard on AirAmerica that there are actually 21 ports that will be taken over by UAE and not the 6 that has been reported. Someone in the media or at Think Progress needs to find out if this is true.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:12 pmCheney and Bush – they’re like Tom and Jerry without the humour.
Say rather they’re Pinky and the Brain without the irony.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:13 pmPost 25 I agree with you for the most part and we can hope the press awakens fully on this issue! The dirty deal with Dubai Ports World must be completely uncovered, so the Congress is FORCED to terminate the agreement! I do NOT care if Bush is so humiliated by this charade that he resigns in shame!
February 27th, 2006 at 2:15 pmThey must be looking for “Missing Blonde White Girl.” God knows we are all comsumed with them “Blondes”.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:16 pmAhhh! The good ol’ days! Remember when we had a media?
February 27th, 2006 at 2:24 pmPsst! While they’re sleeping, let’s put clown makeup on them and dump them in the Reflecting Pool!
February 27th, 2006 at 2:29 pmBoy will they have egg on their face if there’s a terrorist event in the US and the ports somehow were involved. Unless this whole “terrorist” thing is an overhyped military-industrial fear-based powergrab with only small, very small prospects of actually affecting our lives in a tangible way……Ummm……
February 27th, 2006 at 2:45 pmhttp://i2.tinypic.com/oqjgiq.jpg
Wanna block my port deal???
Here Amurika, sit on this.
February 27th, 2006 at 2:57 pmAre we seriously surprised that the so-called “liberal media” is asleep at the wheel again? When are we going to realize that with rare exceptions (ie: Keith Olbermann and a handful of others)that our “journalists” of the media are nothing more than paid mouthpieces of the White House Ministry of Disinformation! From the cheerleading they engaged in that led to the invasion and the subsequently deadly occupation of Iraq to this story of our governments idiotic decision to “outsource” port security is par for the corporate course. Look for the Carlyle Group’s fingerprints on this deal. The Bush family has an incestuous history with the oppressive Arab regimes throughout the Middle East and had it not been for Saudi benefactors who bailed out Junior time after time he would never have been elected Governor of Texas, let alone President, twice! (For those who still subscribe to the fantasy the he was, indeed, elected). Remember that in the 80’s, Saddam and the Reagan/Bush41 junta were thick as thieves and Saddam was seen as a bulwark against Islamic extremism. Hell, our current Sec. of Defense was a warmly welcomed (and frequent) guest of Saddam’s. Even as he was brutally murdering and oppressing the Kurds and Shia, as long as he was useful, our government (and the U.S. media), could overlook his brutality. I honestly believe that even after he invaded Kuwait, that Bush Sr. would have done nothing to Saddam had he not been goaded into it by Margaret Thatcher! It’s a sad commentary on the state of mainstream media when instead of being a watchdog for the American people, they instead have become the lapdogs of what, in my opinion, is a thinly veiled white supremisist group posing as politicians. For those who disagree, name me one war since WWII that we weren’t killing and maiming people who were decidely darker in pigmentation that those who brought us those wars! And, God forbid, they weren’t Christians either, imagine that! George Carlin was right when he said that if you live in country full of “brown people” and we haven’t bombed the shit out of you yet, you can bet your on the list. We just haven’t gotten around to it yet. And if you have a natural resource that will enrich the backers of these elected racists, you’re probably at or near the top. Just ask Fraulein Coulter.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:01 pmThe Note:ABC News::Froomkin:Washington Post
Don’t conflate ABC News with The Note. They’re not reporters, they’re not even political commentators. They comment on the chattering class.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:07 pmGod, Mark Halperin is such an incredible hack. What’s even worse is that in Washington, people actually respect him. Says about a lot about them. He’s a blight.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:07 pm#35 – “For those who disagree, name me one war since WWII that we weren’t killing and maiming people who were decidely darker in pigmentation that those who brought us those wars!” – “brilliant” comment by Rick
February 27th, 2006 at 3:10 pm*****Rick – watching you spin your racist attitude here is almost as dizzying as watching a top. Let me guess – you are a founding member of the popular progressive group, “The Habitually Offended.”
I’m one of those press members, though I work for a trade publication covering port security and not in the MSM. I’d like to think I’m trying to bring light to all the relevant issues behind all this (and trying to sort fact from fiction), and trying to bring more MSM awareness to fully cover this story. Then again, I’d also like to see more attention in general to port security, rather than the issue get blown off once the immediate furor over Dubai dies down. I’m going to be heading to some of these ports soon to get more insight into this, I’m tracking the lawsuits that have already been filed, and I’ll be closely monitoring all the latest developments, but once this fades from the main headlines, it’s not as if we’re going to see a sudden outpouring in security enhancements or funding for those things at US ports. We’re still falling far short on port security, and it’s not just here in the US where we have to be worried, it’s anywhere goods get shipped to the US.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:15 pmwe must remember that in nyc the abc radio channel ( a cousin of the rest of the mother ship by inbreeding ) is home to rush, hannity, mark levin, laura ingraham, etc. the folks who saw the twin towers rubble and incinerated humans as a great stage set for our presidunce.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:16 pmOnce upon a time I regarded NBC as the *purest* advocates of military-industrial complex agenda but just recently I’ve noticed ABC trying hard to knock them out of that slot. When the news on this story broke, the emoticons/news readers at ABC were very clearly trying to stand with Bush (as he jumped all over the map on it, trying to find some way to defend it) and moved with him, nonplussed, wherever he moved, they were right there with him, chiding any viewers who might be thinking that President for Life Bush would take anything but the correct position (on this or any other issue). I usually flip through the CBS-NBC-ABC triumvirate during “the news” simply to see what these clowns are pushing at any given time but I think I’ll spare myself and knock ABC out of my surfing from now on.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:20 pmHere’s another point the MSM is sleeping through:
It’s been widely noted that two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the UAE. One of the two was Marwan al-Shehhi, the pilot-hijacker of United Flight 175. It was Al-Shehhi who piloted that aircraft into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, killing over 650 people.
Al-Shehhi first joined Al Qaeda while he was a student in Hamburg. He went to school there on a military scholarship, which he received after joining the UAE Army in 1995. In fact, he continued to receive stipend payments from the UAE Army through December 23, 2000, using part of that money to pay for the flight lessons he took in preparation for the attacks. So the same government that will be running our major eastern ports helped finance the 9/11 attacks. I haven’t seen anything to suggest this wasn’t inadvertent on their part, but if they had no idea that one of Al Qaeda’s deadliest killers was on their military payroll, how can we trust their assurances about Dubai Ports World?
FYI, this is covered in the staff reports of the 9/11 Commission. The reports are silent on whether Al-Shehhi was ever actually discharged from the UAE Army prior to September 11, 2001.
http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrFin_App.pdf
February 27th, 2006 at 3:21 pmYea 35 was a dumb comment.
Saying that Viet Nam or Korea was racist is ludicrious once you consider they were both civil wars, and we sided with one side in each.
Or is there some hypothesis that South Koreans or South Vietnamese are any lighter than their northern counterparts?
February 27th, 2006 at 3:23 pmI’m Bushy the sailor man.
My money’s from Kurdistan.
They’ll do as they’re told,
As I steal their black gold
Cause I’m Bushy the sailor man, toot toot!
February 27th, 2006 at 3:33 pmWe know George Bush has lied to us, spied on us, broken the law and sent Americans to fight an illegal war. The time for just debate and protest is over. We need real action to save our country and our Constitution – Congress must consider the impeachment of George W. Bush. Click here to take action: http://www.ccr-ny.org/impeachment
February 27th, 2006 at 3:35 pmDoes ABC know or care that the UAE has invested $8,000,000,000, yes, that’s 8 billion dollars in the Carlyle Group, Bush 41’s company? I guess what goes around really does come around.Or to get Biblical about it, Cast thy bread upon the water and it will return to thee a whole loaf.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:37 pmKeep it pity.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:41 pmIf the UAE gets our ports will Bush be guilty of harbouring terrorism?
We know George Bush has lied to us, spied on us, broken the law and sent Americans to fight an illegal war. The time for just debate and protest is over. We need real action to save our country and our Constitution – Congress must consider the impeachment of George W. Bush. Click here to take action: http://www.ccr-ny.org/impeachment
February 27th, 2006 at 3:41 pmThat blasted liberal media.
I mean, doesn’t some liberal think tank own CBSNBCABC? That’s what I a-heared on AM radio.
What? Big corporate conglomerates own “our” media?? Why, that’s absurd! I’d much sooner believe it was some liberal think tank.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:48 pmOK TP
Now I’m getting a little disturbed.
WHY did you delete the picture in my Post number 44?
NICO, please respond.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:50 pmOk, thats freaky.
Now its back.
Ok,,,,sorry,,,never mind :D
February 27th, 2006 at 3:51 pmPort security:
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?
Seriously.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?
MARK HALPERIN, DAVID CHALIAN, TEDDY DAVIS, ANGIE HU and DAN NECHITA and MIKE WESTLING must be smoking crack.
Note that these crackheads wrote 401 words about 2008: Democrats and 701 words about 2008: Republicans.
Liberal media my ass.
February 27th, 2006 at 3:56 pmCORRECTION:
401 words for 2008: Democrats
780 words for 2008: Republicans
Even better!
February 27th, 2006 at 3:59 pm#38 (mighty aphrodite)
I’m not a member of any group or organization. And how in the hell did you so totally miss my point! Me, a racist, now that’s something that totally boggles the mind. My point was that “our” government hasn’t waged war against another lily-white and allegedly Christian nation since WWII! My whole rant was as anti-racist as I could have possibly made it. I was trying to point out the hypocrisy of Dear Leaders lame ass excuse that he’s “spreading freedom and democracy” to the poor unwashed masses in the Middle East. And yes, I guess I could be counted as one of the “Habitually Offended” if you mean to say that I am in complete opposition to a racist agenda (masquerading as “foreign policy”) that says if you are of a different race, speak a different language and worship a different God then you’re the “enemy”. How then, does that make me a racist? The George Carlin bit that I paraphrased was a little thing I like to call irony. Oh by the way in case you’re wondering, I myself, am white. So my calling our “leaders” racists, who engage in the oppression and extermination of people of other nations simply because they don’t look like them, think like them or worship like them makes me a racist? Go figure!
February 27th, 2006 at 4:09 pmCritics say the outcry over the £3.9bn acquisition of P&O by Dubai Ports World, which will transfer the running of five US ports to a state-controlled Middle Eastern company, has exposed the US Congress at its xenophobic worst. But it has also revealed more starkly than ever the protectionist tide that is waxing in America under the guise of national security.
In the UK, in the cash-rich Gulf states and in fast-growing India, different incidents in the past week have made people ask the same question: is it worth doing business with the US?
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/article347680.ece
February 27th, 2006 at 4:47 pmIS it six or twentyone ports? we hear both ways is this goning to go away like everything else and be old news? Do die hard reps care that it is our safty that is invoiled.Sure hope everyone calls their senators and demand no sale.
February 27th, 2006 at 5:03 pmDear Rick – Thanks for your clarifications. Whew!! But a tip to you, my “non racist” friend – terms like lily-white are generally used by the same kind of ignorant folks who say “cracker”. FYI – “people of colour” can be racists, too. But of course, you knew that….BTW, what are the dues to belong to the “Habitually Offended”?
February 27th, 2006 at 5:56 pm27 and 56,
it’s twenty-one
February 27th, 2006 at 6:16 pm#54 – “Oh by the way in case you’re wondering, I myself, am white.” – Rick
February 27th, 2006 at 7:20 pm****Breaking news, Rick – I don’t care…. You sound a little bit like a moronic sophomore from Berkeley my sister dated years ago – he, too, lacked a sense of humour.
BTW, what are the dues to belong to the “Habitually Offended�
Comment by mighty aphrodite — February 27, 2006 @ 5:56 pm
Service to ones country followed by the obligitory stabing in the back.
The guys at the VFW are starting to say it stands for;
VETERANS FVCKED by WASHINGTON
February 27th, 2006 at 7:25 pmThis latest fiasco Dubai Port deal – only strengthens my belief that the bush administration knows that we have nothing to fear about terrorism – terrorism was USED to put the fear into the American public that is the only way he and his cohorts could get away with all their crimes. For having NO brains or heart, he is the smart one and we are the fools (the small percentage of those who actually still believe are idiots & fools) – because no matter how much we are aware of what they are doing – we do not have the power or the answers to rectify the situation. We are controlled by The Corporations of America (formally The United States of America) and soon they will control the World.
February 27th, 2006 at 7:31 pmI read “The Note” pretty regularly and I am amazed at how off the mark they frequently are — this was particularly incredible. This is what we can expect as consolidation of media under corporate control becomes even more pervasive.
February 27th, 2006 at 7:38 pmEmma, Rove knew the level of attention deficit disorder in the American public long before we suspected it, and under Rove’s direction, Bush and his Carlyle group were able to set their long-term plan in motion.
February 27th, 2006 at 7:42 pmLink to Coast Guard memo relased by Sen Collins:
February 27th, 2006 at 8:07 pmhttp://news.findlaw.com/nytimes/docs/terrorism/coastguardintelstmnt.html
The news groups seem to be absolutely worthless. Maybe theey need something with meat on it to sink their teeth into?
Hey News people, how about a lead on a Mammoth Sized Corruption Laundromat? I know of one and am interested in giving you the lead.
Every Corruption system requires a method to wash the dirty money as that way the thief can use it. When a Corruption System is large in size, washing criminal money requires something on the order of a Criminal Laundromat! However I personally know about a Mammoth Sized Corruption Laundromat and you’re going to be surprised to learn who is behind it.
Tribune Article from a little while ago:
Just who is building Mandarin?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0510020321oct02,1,4790705.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Look Who’s Talking?
http://www.modernagent.com/x/modernagent/visitor/resources/editorial.cds?n=6039
Selling our Ports is all about Political Corruption! Look at who owns Dubai!
February 27th, 2006 at 9:04 pmSo my calling white folks racist (when I’m white) is itself racist (whether anyone cares what color my skin is or not) what an oxymoron. As for being sophomoric, I’m well past the age where I have some kind of utopian vision of the world we live in. Don’t compare me to some loser your sister dated and I won’t compare you to some of the examples that pass for female on the right. I served for four years in the Marines and feel I have every right to oppose those who would send my fellow Marines to kill and die to bring the PNAC/neo-con fantasy to life. I have as good a sense of humor as the next person, but if you can find humor in over 2300 dead American soldiers and countless dead innocent Iraqi civilians all for the deluded dreams of a bunch of rich, heartless S.O.B.’s who told whatever lie they could to scare the shit out average Americans to convince us that we were about to die under a radioactive “mushroom” cloud, or an agonizing death from a (non-existent) biological or chemical agent, then your the kind of person who could find humor in a catastrophic natural disaster like Katrina, right? And for whoever made the comparisons to Korea or Vietnam let me ask this; Did we come to the aid of the South Koreans because they were being threatened by Sweden? Or were we “helping” them kill people who looked just like them. Was South Vietnam being attacked by Iceland and we had to help them fight off the Nordic menace? In each case we were “helping” Asians kill Asians. So my point stands, when have we gone to war against another race of people (since the end of WWII) who looked just like us and at least paid lip-service to believing in the same God as these born-again warriors for Christ?
February 27th, 2006 at 9:48 pm“36 The Note:ABC News::Froomkin:Washington Post
Don’t conflate ABC News with The Note. They’re not reporters, they’re not even political commentators. They comment on the chattering class.”
And Don’t YOU conflate the “The Note” with Froomkin.
February 27th, 2006 at 9:55 pmFroomkin is the premier truth teller of the cyber-press.
His “White House Briefing” on Washington Post Online is arguably the best time-saver on the web, for those who want to know what’s really going down with our “Gov’min”.
We should encourage the mainstream media to keep trying to reassure Americans that this port deal is perfectly reasonable. After all, their efforts so far has lead to over 70% against the port deal.
The more people hear about it, especially from Bush, the more they’re against the port deal and Bush. It’s a two-fer!
February 27th, 2006 at 11:43 pmThis from a Chertoff Bank Meeting about datamining in 2002http://banking.senate.gov/02_01hrg/012902/chertoff.htm
February 28th, 2006 at 12:05 amIn addition to the coordinated shut-down of al Barakaat’s operation on November 7th, the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts is prosecuting the principals of al Barakaat’s Boston branch for operating an unlicenced money transmitting business. Between January and September 2001, while operating without a license under Massachusetts law, Barakaat North America knowingly caused the transfer of over $3,000,000 to banks in the United Arab Emirates. On November 14, 2001, a federal grand jury in Boston returned an indictment charging Liban Hussein, the president of al Barakaat, and his brother, Mohamed Hussein, with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1960 (prohibition of illegal money transmitting businesses). Mohamed Hussein has been detained pending trial, and we are seeking to extradite Liban Hussein through a request made to Canada.
Again, Mr. Bush and his “business associates,” i.e. – cabinet members are putting their own financial investments above that of the security of the American population — that is TREASON! The list of who’s who, and who’s going to make (more) billions off of this deal is outrageous and all connected to the Bush family and their biz partners. This Administration is in office (ONLY)to make more money for themselves off the backs of the American taxpayers… and with the blood of those same taxpayers at risk, seemingly of no concern to them for their greedy actions.
a list of the beneficiaries to this PORT DEAL include the Bin Laden family – go to the link below for a more complete list:
http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/06/02/ana06011.html
February 28th, 2006 at 3:08 am“The Note”?
More like “Love Note (to W)”
Corporate “liberal” media to Bush: “Ah can’t quit yew!”
February 28th, 2006 at 10:33 amThose f-ing hacks don’t want to be bothered by studying a complex issue like who should be running U.S. ports. It’s exactly that kind of disinterest and boredom by the media that helped put the idiot Dubya in office.
February 28th, 2006 at 10:34 amMightyAprhodite,
February 28th, 2006 at 10:36 amIs there any position or policy of Der Fuhrer Bush that you don’t slavishly defend?
Americian ports being run by British are better than ports being run by UAE! ?? It’s just racist to continue that line of reason… Business is business whether the person in charge has an English accent or an Arab one. As for THE NOTE, they clearly stated that Bob Novak had said it all and then they linked to the page.
February 28th, 2006 at 11:31 amHe wrote very well on the topic…to sum his statements; this political attack on the white house was designed to help the Dems bring homeland security (or symbolic security) back into their realm.
If you can’t read between the jokes to understand the point on the first read, you might want to think about printing “the note” out so you can re-read it several times.(It also helps to underline)
From todays note, linking here
February 28th, 2006 at 12:08 pm”
— The end of The Note’s latest experiment in which we see how easy it is to get liberal bloggers and e-mailers mad at us, and the beginning of the experiment in which we see how mad they get when we joke about their getting mad. LINK (We particularly recommend post #26.)
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right Katherine … or can I call you #71? … I can almost hear in my mind Bush Senior calling Georgie Junior on the “yellow” phone to tell him the 8 billion has been tranferred so it’s clear to award the port operation to UAE. This isnt a government administration it’s a criminal cat’s paw for Carlyle Group. I can hear Bush’s mommy when asked about this country’s voters, she responds “They look like a sorry bunch to me”
February 28th, 2006 at 12:10 pm[...] Yesterday, we mentioned The Note’s lack of interest in the Dubai ports issue. They responded in this morning’s edition: Today is: [...]
February 28th, 2006 at 2:57 pmABC is pathetic. Let them become irrelevant while they sit back with their thumbs up their ass wondering what Brad and Angelina’s baby will look like.
I mean, do any serious news/politics wonks actually get up in the morning and go “gee, I wonder what ABC’s ‘The Note’ is saying about world events”?
Not likely.
February 28th, 2006 at 3:43 pmABC’s “experiment” sounds like an old-fashioned screwup, then coverup. I’d say the “f” word just to give them the vapors (since they have so much time on their hands ignoring real news and supposedly teasing bloggers), but I’m just not in the spanking mood today.
February 28th, 2006 at 4:17 pmThe Note sucks ass, and I think they know it.
March 1st, 2006 at 9:54 amThere are 21 ports involved in the deal. From the P & O North American ports web link
Complete list of P & O North American port operations from web site:
http://portal.pohub.com/portal/page?_pageid=169,87824&_dad=pogprtl&_schema=POGPRTL
Portland, ME
Boston, MA
Davisville, RI
New York/New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
Camden, NJ
Wilmington, DE
Baltimore, MD
Norfolk, VA
Miami, FL
Gulfport, MS
New Orleans, LA
Lake Charles, LA
Beaumont, TX
Port Arthur, TX
Galveston, TX
Houston, TX
Freeport, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Of special interest is the following (transport of military equipment for the Army!):
Port of Beaumont
The Port of Beaumont, situated 84 miles east of Houston and 270 miles west of New Orleans and is accessible from the Gulf of Mexico and Intercoastal Waterway via the federally maintained Sabine-Neches Ship Channel, 42 miles upstream from the Gulf. The channel is 400 ft. wide and maintained at a depth of 40 ft. with an air draft of 136 ft.
P&O Ports Texas provides the following at the Beaumont multi-purpose terminal:
· Stevedoring services at all Port facilities
· Contract stevedore for the U.S. Army
· Bulk stevedoring services at the Dreyfus Grain Elevator
· P&O Ports Texas customers include the U.S. Army, Gulf Africa Line, Trans Atlantic and Osprey Lines.
Read it and weep!
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