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http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49932
More proof that our government REALLY isn't serious about terrorism in spite of the rhetoric.
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I think you're barking up the wrong tree. Just because they're Arabs doesn't make them terrorists or pro-terrorism or even pro-Islamist.
From Amnesty International Human Rights Watch:
Political detainees arrested in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States remained held without charge or trial. Security provisions continued to be strengthened with the introduction of the Anti-terrorism Act in July 2004. Penalties for involvement with organizations defined as “terrorist” included the death penalty and life imprisonment.
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They're harsher than we are.
The “war on terror” was also used to restrict freedom of expression, belief and association. Those perceived to have “Islamist” tendencies, including lawyers, judges, teachers and university professors, reportedly faced restrictions on work opportunities and participation in public life. The Anti-terrorism Act provided for up to five years’ imprisonment for “propagating, by word, in writing or by any other means” any “terrorist” act or purpose. Organizations such as teachers’, lawyers’, and journalists’ associations faced harassment because some of their board members were perceived to hold “Islamist” views. Some Islamic charities reportedly had their assets confiscated or frozen, and their activities blocked. At least one case of “disappearance” was reported.
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They appear downright anti-Islamist, as a political movement, even though they do have shari'ia law. They seem primarily interested in business and trade. They are seeking to diversify their assets before the oil runs out.
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It's still a foreign government, no matter who they are.
No foreign government should be taking over a US Defense company.
Period.
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Since Doncasters is a foreign company, this would be just changing one foreign company for another - www.doncasters.com .
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Doncasters is owned by the British Government?
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I thought your problem was any foreign company, regardless of who owns it, operating any portion things such as our ports or the defense industry, LE.
Did I misunderstand your position when the port issue was in play?
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The fact that Dubai World is owned by the Dubai government trumps everything.
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Just to be clear then, LE, you don't object to a foreign company operating portions of our ports and our defense industry as long as the company is not owned by a foreign government.
Correct?
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I guess I misunderstood what you meant when you wrote this a while back:
"Yes, our homeland security should be done by the homeland."
- www.baptistboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/4703/2.html
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You seem to have a great deal of misunderstanding my posts. My stance has not changed.
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Sorry about that, LE.
I just figure that when someone states that the security of our country should only be handled by a U.S. company that that would exclude any foreign company, regardless of whether it was privately or publicly or governmentally owned.
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Exactly. My position has not changed, has yours?
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So you do have a problem with Doncasters doing U.S. defense work.
That's what I thought, LE.
No, my position is still that I don't have a problem with Doncasters doing some of our U.S. defense work.
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Well, Mr. Globalist himself, approved it, so that's that.
Welcome to the New World Order.
http://tinyurl.com/oqsu6
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President Bush does get some things right.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.