Bernie Sanders - UAE ties with OBL

[pberq]

Bernie Sanders just asked the admin. reps if they could assure us that none of the UAE royal family (who were with OBL in 1999 when the strike had to be called of) would be involved in running the DPW company in their deal to operate U.S. ports.

Not a single admin. official could provide an answer - just sat there is silence.

[pberq]

1. Hearing is on C-span 3 now

[Karenca]

2. kick ... n/t

[mdmc]

3. thank you for the info pberq!

:kick: and r

[dogday]

4. I saw that and did you see all of them look like duh!!!

All of them did not know the answers to his questions but knew he is right and were wondering how the hell they are going to get around this one....

[mdmc]

5. I pray to GOD that someone has a video link

:kick:

[dogday]

7. That clip should make the news

It is worth seeing.... It may be back on again tonight, they usually re-air....

[mdmc]

11. I might be the only DU'er that cannot stand political news tv

O'Liely, Tweety... that scarboro guy... I would NEVER watch any of them (ok ... I saw Jimmy Carter on Larry King...once!).

[dogday]

13. If you still like C-SPAN

that is the channel the hearing is on. They should re-air it sometime tonight....

[mdmc]

14. I do and I will check it out

:kick:

[liveoaktx]

17. VIDEO clip

Lou Dobbs showed it

[mdmc]

20. thank you

:yourock:

[converted_democrat]

15. Here it is..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x550651

[MadMaddie]

6. I knew it was bad....but

this is beyond bad...if they can't answer this question what else is there that they don't know!!!


Whewee....I am speechless.....

[acmejack]

8. Never seen Bernie that angry!

He is terrific! I never thought I would be regularly contributing to a guy in Vermont. Of course, I never believed I'd be this old either...

[Armstead]

16. He';s often that angry

You shouold have seen him ripping into Alan Greenspan during his briefings to Congress.

It's a beautiful anger. More politicians should have it.

[pberq]

9. Maxine Waters up now - wow!!!

[deutsey]

10. Now let's watch this get a lot of media attention!

Or not. :evilfrown:

[Vadem]

12. Maxine wasn't bad either!!! Go Maxine!.......n/t

[pberq]

18. UAE had direct connections with Osama Bin Laden

http://bernie.house.gov/documents/document.asp?issueNum=4799

Sanders said, “This deal should be put on hold until after the review is completed and Congress has the opportunity to hold an up or down vote. Frankly, I think this deal is a very dumb idea. According to the 9-11 Commission, the UAE had direct connections with Osama Bin Laden before the September 11 attacks. It was also one of only three countries to recognize the Taliban. The FBI has established that money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system and the U.S. Treasury has reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts. This deal has the potential to be a real threat to our national security and it seems to me that we should err on the side of caution and not allow it to go through.”

[paulthompson]

19. The royal who OWNS the company met with bin Laden

See here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x526548

[mdmc]

21. kick for Bernie's greatest!

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