Bush okays Dubai military deal

[kpete]

Bush okays Dubai military deal

RAW STORY
Published: Thursday April 27, 2006

President Bush is expected on Friday to announce his approval of a deal under which a Dubai-owned company would take control of nine plants in the United States that manufacture parts for American military vehicles and aircraft, say two administration officials familiar with the terms of the deal, the NEW YORK TIMES will report Friday. Excerpts:

The officials, who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely about something the president had not yet announced, said that the final details had not yet been set and that Bush might put conditions on the transaction to keep military technology in the United States.

But his action is almost certain to attract scrutiny in Congress, because of the political furor that erupted over the administration’s approval of a deal earlier this spring that would have given another Dubai-owned company, Dubai Ports World, leases to operate several American port terminals through its acquisition of a British company, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.

In this case, the plants in question are owned by Doncasters Group Ltd., a British company that is being purchased for $1.2 billion from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group by Dubai International Capital, which is owned by the United Arab Emirate government.

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[Hubert Flottz]

1. Why does Bush hate the troops?

Why does he not support Americans?

[ShortnFiery]

4. There's plenty of money to be made out of "manufactured"

wars created by the ruling classes of nations.

If us little people stop giving them cannon fodder in the form of our sons and daughters, they won't have any army to play with their new KILLING toys.

[Hubert Flottz]

7. Population Control is one of the Goals for the Master Race...

planners at the PNAC.

[maddezmom]

2. NYT:Bush Set to Approve Takeover of 9 Military Plants by Dubai

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/washington/28dubai.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Crankie Avalon]

3. Wow, a twofer...

...compromises national security and helps shrink American-owned manufacturing. What a guy!

Mission DOUBLE accomplished (if the mission was to sell out America)!!! :patriot:

[unblock]

5. i swear, when i first saw this story, i thought it was a spoof!

unbelievable.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. What is it with Bush's insistence on compromising our National

Security to Dubai? Do they have a love ring attached to his nuts?

[Hubert Flottz]

8. He loves them because they helped make his Trifecta come...

true...Bush plans to wreck America. It's the new world order that in the end will be the ONLY Superpower on the planet, the way Bushco sees it.

[MADem]

9. Promote Democracy in the Middle East, using military equipment

manufactured by SEVEN EMIRS who do NOT have a Democratic society in THEIR country....

Why aren't heads exploding???

[0007]

10. What is going on? Oh its okay it meets Peter King's approval.

But Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and one of the foremost critics of the ports deal, said on Thursday that he would not necessarily have a problem this time around, in large part because the White House had given the deal a thorough review.

"It's a significant improvement over what happened before," Mr. King said. "It's been much more thorough, much more detailed."

A senior Republican Congressional aide who was granted anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about the matter, said he did not believe the president's approval of the deal would cause quite the same stir as the ports deal.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

11. He never learns, does he?

[farmbo]

12. Too wierd...creepy almost. What does Bush owe UAE and why does he owe it?

And why the hell is he willing to compromise the National Security of the USA to pay them off?

Query: Is it possible that the UAE is blackmailing Bush with pictures/proof of illegal/treasonous activities back in the day when the bin Ladins came in and saved his Arbusto Oil Company (and himself personally) from bankruptcy?

[CJCRANE]

14. They're his base - "the have-mores"...

He's one of them, they're all in it together.

[shaniqua6392]

13. I object.

Oh yeah. I forgot nobody is listening to us mere Americans.

[ananda]

15. what is it with dubai?

First ports, now USA military plants!!!

The Bush family really is so corrupt.

Sue

[ShortnFiery]

16. Dubai is the "new wealth" teat ... Saudi Arabia is so pre 9-11 n/t

[Jeffersons Ghost]

17. K&R

[Coexist]

18. kick

[Jim Warren]

19. The bush crime family must be in deep

bushco, Inc. must owe a shitload of favors to UAE, bet this has got poppy's prints all over it.

[Horse with no Name]

20. Oh please

"Paws" denotes warm and cuddly creature.
Poppy has cloven hooves.

[Lars39]

21. I hope everybody's telling this to everyone they know.

Especially those of the older generation, and retired military.

[OregonBlue]

22. Everyone send a copy of this to Lou Dobbs, let him go after

the President on this one!!!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

23. He just confirmed this at his rose garden news chat a minute ago

in response to a press question.