How, asks Gadiel, whose son James died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, can a company owned by a terror-linked country get control of our nation's ports?
Good point!
While I do believe that Bush is a sociopath, I don't think this is evidence of insanity. This deal with Dubai is all about money. Nobody cares how much blood is on the money--just that they get more money. If Bush actually knew the difference between right and wrong, he wouldn't even vaguely resemble the person we know today. Here's more from the article:
I'm a lifelong Republican and I think the President's gone insane," said Gadiel, 58, who heads 9/11 Families for a Secure America.
Two of the 19 9/11 hijackers were citizens of Dubai, the Arab emirate whose bid to run ports in New York, New Jersey and four other cities was okayed by the White House even though investigators have found signs that money used to finance terrorism flowed through Dubai banks.
"How the hell could this happen?" fumed Bill Doyle, 58, a retired Staten Island stockbroker whose son Joseph also died when the Trade Center fell.
"We're not securing our country in any way by selling our ports to foreigners," he said.
Gadiel and Doyle stood with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) yesterday at the harbor to express their outrage.
Bruse DeCell, 55, whose son-in-law died in the attacks, said that homeland security should be the highest concern when approving the activities of foreign business interests.
"This administration is putting the selling of our country on a fast track," he said. "There are a lot of loose ends that caused 9/11 to happen. I'm trying to close them."
Only 5% of the cargo containers entering U.S. ports are inspected, said Schumer, who has called for upgrades in port security for years.
Huzzah! Bush is SUCH a great leader!!
wondering if you posted on the Muslims killing ppl over cartoons yet?
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http://thepete.com/bombohammed-cartoon-now-available-on-t-shirt/
ReplyDeleteOf course, you could have done a search to find that. :)
However, that link doesn't address the killings since it was written before most of the violence began, I believe. This one addresses the killings a bit more:
http://thepete.com/america-still-the-best-country/
I haven't written more on this because, frankly, I've only had to write about the things that matter directly to me. Honestly, I feel like what a bunch of seriously (and sadly) deluded Muslims do doesn't change my life one way or the other. They're dying for what they believe in, which is great for them, but sad for us since we know it's pretty useless to die over a bunch of cartoons. I tend to not write about stuff that is just sad.
Still, I have a feeling you'll generally agree with most of what I say since I think that I have fairly conservative views on free speech. Feel free to prove me wrong, though I know I don't need to tell you that.
I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised you didn't take issue with the above post, Jonah--or are you finally coming to believe that Bush is doing things that aren't in the best interests of the America People?
I trust his judgment more so than a grown man who plays with figurines... I think of you as some kind of political armchair quarterback… You always seem to know, at least in your opinion, what should be done or what mistakes where made. If you know all the solutions … why not serve your country, instead of nagging on the internet? You could start by running for some kind of local office… After that….well after that you’ll probably go back to just nagging… it sure is a hell of a lot easier to just sit back and second guess, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYa boy,
Jonah
No surprises from ye of little imagination, Jonah!
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with playing with action figures, anyway? Dominating the corporate media isn't enough for you types, you have to tell us what we can and can't do in our own homes? Sheesh... and don't call them "figurines" man, I'm not gay. ;)
As for me running for office--ironic you should mention this because I recorded a video blog entry just yesterday (I'll be posting it later today) that deals with this very point. I'm broke--everyone knows if you have no money you can't have your voice heard. The 'net is the best you can do. So here's where I am.
No one's forcing you to keep coming back here you know. I don't have anywhere near the reach of say Fox News, which I have to hear about because that idiot O'Reilly keeps making an ass of himself. So much so that he can't even get sued for libel--because he always lies.
While I have thought about running for office, I don't like the way the system is run--nothing gets done unless you kiss the ass of major donors. I wouldn't last thirty seconds in politics because I don't know how to lie or bullshit and if I learned to do either I'd be betraying my personal beliefs. No, I hope to change the world with my writing--maybe not the writing on this website, but with some of the other stuff I've written and some of the stuff I will write. Hey, you don't know any publishers or literary agents, do ya, Jonah?
Thanks for stopping by, though--I'm guessing that either you're agreeing more with me these days or you're just tired of saying the same things over and over again. Either way, have a good one.
OH yeah, and I don't consider what I do "second guessing." I consider what I do "holding true to the morals and principles America was founded on."
And I think it's easy to see why someone with that view point would have a problem with saaaaay, Bush's warrantless wiretapping program. And don't use the "we're at war" excuse on me because we're not at war--not in a traditional sense and there are no laws to govern this new type of "war" (in quotes) we are in. So, rather than jam current square laws into new, terror-based, round holes, why not use our morals to guide us in coming up with new laws?
I am a dork, Jonah, but at least I've got a firm grasp on my morals. One of the few TV shows I watch these days is Battlestar Galactica. Early on in the series Edward James Olmos' character muses that while it's important the human race survives, we must remember to ask ourselves if we deserve to survive.
A species that systemically rapes, tortures and murders its own (literally and/or metaphorically) seems to not entirely fit that criterion.
Of course, you have to want to change. :)