Violet_Crumble
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Wed Feb-22-06 12:55 AM
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It's a predictable formula. Trot out ignorant bullshit about an Arab state, bring Israel into the conversation even though Israel's got nothing to do with it, and accuse others of being obsessed with Israel...
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| -Hypocrisy at DU? (UAE) |
Charlie Brown |
Feb-22-06 12:36 AM |
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Have you read ANY of the posts about this? |
FreedomAngel82 |
Feb-22-06 12:37 AM |
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Apparently not... |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Feb-22-06 12:43 AM |
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Why does ANY OTHER COUNTRY have control of our ports? |
stickdog |
Feb-22-06 03:22 AM |
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I haven't read all the posts on DP but I find there are many more |
Crazy Guggenheim |
Feb-22-06 12:39 AM |
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fancy meeting you in here |
Wetzelbill |
Feb-22-06 01:40 AM |
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Nationwide all day long almost everybody has voiced concern for |
Old Crusoe |
Feb-22-06 12:41 AM |
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Is it hypocrisy for me to just WISH that the Israeli's operated our ports? |
XOKCowboy |
Feb-22-06 12:41 AM |
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Yeah! Why can't everyone just trash the UAE? |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 12:43 AM |
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If this had been an Egyptian or Jordanese firm |
Charlie Brown |
Feb-22-06 12:47 AM |
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Sorry, but I don't believe that... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 12:50 AM |
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so, what do you think of UAE's treatment of gay couples? |
Charlie Brown |
Feb-22-06 12:52 AM |
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What the fuck does that have to do with the ports contract??? |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 12:53 AM |
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So perhaps Bin Laden Construction should bid on Levee contracts in NO? |
philarq |
Feb-22-06 12:57 AM |
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or maybe the US govt could bid on it? |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 01:03 AM |
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I agree with you! |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 12:45 AM |
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Ditto. |
beam me up scottie |
Feb-22-06 12:50 AM |
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Yup. |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 01:12 AM |
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Well, as long as you're not blaming white straight christian men, |
beam me up scottie |
Feb-22-06 01:13 AM |
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I am bad that way... |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 01:20 AM |
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Exactly |
FreedomAngel82 |
Feb-22-06 12:52 AM |
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No shock there... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 12:55 AM |
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and yet if this had been an Algerian, Lebanese, Jordanese or Iraqi firm |
Charlie Brown |
Feb-22-06 01:01 AM |
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You're not the only one who's brought this up. |
beam me up scottie |
Feb-22-06 01:06 AM |
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.......... |
Crazy Guggenheim |
Feb-22-06 01:11 AM |
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You didn't question the credentials - you made some ignorant comments... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 01:14 AM |
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um... |
beam me up scottie |
Feb-22-06 01:34 AM |
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And? |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 03:25 AM |
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Oh please... |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 01:02 AM |
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Uh. Gimme a break! ;) |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 01:11 AM |
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Puh-leaze! |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 01:18 AM |
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Quit telling me I'm wrong about what I think... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 03:31 AM |
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Oh the irony!!! |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 03:56 AM |
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But I haven't told you what you think, bta... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 04:20 AM |
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Au contraire |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 04:37 AM |
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Nowhere in that post did I mention yr opinion on the ports contracts... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 04:46 AM |
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Spin it anyway you want... |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 05:07 AM |
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I'm not spinning it at all... |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 05:14 AM |
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I read earlier about the real truth of this matter. If you |
anitar1 |
Feb-22-06 12:46 AM |
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It has nothing to do with ethnicity and everything to do with security |
melody |
Feb-22-06 12:47 AM |
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Because a UAE company bought the company that provides the service. |
MazeRat7 |
Feb-22-06 12:54 AM |
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Serious difference between P&O operating the ports and Dubai company |
philarq |
Feb-22-06 12:55 AM |
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Is that what the problem is?? |
Violet_Crumble |
Feb-22-06 01:02 AM |
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And, needless to say, vice-versa... |
regnaD kciN |
Feb-22-06 12:58 AM |
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At least one wouldn't... |
Behind the Aegis |
Feb-22-06 01:04 AM |
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On DU? Yer kidding. |
LittleClarkie |
Feb-22-06 01:09 AM |
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I still haven't made up my mind on this issue.. |
flaminbats |
Feb-22-06 01:10 AM |
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There is a GLOBOCORPORATIST perspective and a |
stickdog |
Feb-22-06 03:24 AM |
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If the Dutch and the French help us here in New Orleans, then FUCK the USA |
Swamp Rat |
Feb-22-06 01:34 AM |
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If Israel had gotten the deal |
noblecooley |
Feb-22-06 01:34 AM |
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Damn, dude! |
beam me up scottie |
Feb-22-06 01:36 AM |
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hmmm... this is an odd thread |
Wetzelbill |
Feb-22-06 01:41 AM |
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Oh, not really. |
Bluebear |
Feb-22-06 02:33 AM |
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Israel has done its share of deplorable things as well..... |
physioex |
Feb-22-06 01:55 AM |
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Does the Israeli government own its own corporations? |
BuyingThyme |
Feb-22-06 02:30 AM |
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You harp about Du a lot, ya know. nt |
Bluebear |
Feb-22-06 02:32 AM |
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The UAE is seven guys with absolute power |
MADem |
Feb-22-06 02:54 AM |
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And yet not only do some Duers defend them... |
Dutch |
Feb-22-06 07:25 AM |
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Setting up a straw dummy just to knock it down and |
EST |
Feb-22-06 03:02 AM |
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Nah |
Charlie Brown |
Feb-22-06 03:14 AM |
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The hypocrisy is that the US supports the UAE at all |
DoYouEverWonder |
Feb-22-06 03:34 AM |
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Because |
noblecooley |
Feb-22-06 04:27 AM |
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The UAE sure does have a lot to offer the US |
DoYouEverWonder |
Feb-22-06 05:59 AM |
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British, Arab, Israeli, or Chinese, the same concerns apply. |
Eugene |
Feb-22-06 05:05 AM |
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To answer your question: No |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-22-06 05:20 AM |
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That was the point, wasn't it? |
Blue State Native |
Feb-22-06 07:32 AM |
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Watching all this.... |
PsychoDad |
Feb-22-06 05:36 AM |
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Hyperbole. Only the US should own and operate US ports. |
HypnoToad |
Feb-22-06 07:27 AM |
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Outsourcing on every level needs to be STOPPED. n/t |
AzDar |
Feb-22-06 07:30 AM |
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The hypocrisy is in the xenophobia that makes the UAE a bogeyman. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Feb-22-06 07:41 AM |
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I'm gonna lock this. |
Skinner |
Feb-22-06 08:01 AM |
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