Jewish Telegraphic Agency - Dems target UAE for boycott

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Dems target UAE for boycott
March 2, 2006

http://jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=1615

Three Democrats in Congress are circulating a letter expressing “deep concerns” about a Dubai-based company’s proposed management of six U.S. ports.

The letter to President Bush, drafted this week by Reps. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), warns that the United Arab Emirates pledged millions last month to help the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority and is enforcing an Arab League boycott of Israel.

“The agreement that your Administration approved not only could place the safety and security of U.S. ports at risk, but enhance the ability of the UAE to bolster the Hamas regime and its efforts to promote terrorism and violence against Israel,” says the letter, which will be sent only when it gathers a substantial number of signatures in Congress.

The letter so far has been signed by 41 Democrats, but no Republicans.

You know, when Bob Ney and Jack Abramoff conspired to turn over wireless communications in Congress over to an Israeli company which happened to be one of Jack's clients?

I'm not trying to piss off the Israelis here, or the JTA, which has reported on the Abramoff/Mobile Access/FoxCom story. I'm just pointing out that this is not the first time that the Republican Party has placed vital American infrastructure in the hands of foreign nations.

Should we perhaps be looking for criminal activity behind this case as well? Well, DUH!

In the words of the right wing fundies:

"Seek and ye shall find."