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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:43 AM Original message |
The UAE port issue is completely erroneous |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Port ops (post-9/11) shouldn't be run by a foreign company, period. |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. There are no US companies that do this. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Hmmmmm |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. well some of the biggest shipping companies are owned by US |
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Snivi Yllom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. correct |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Allow me to clarify if I may |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Okay that is different |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:02 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Here's the problem, created by our government - |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. very well put |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Look I understand the politics of it |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I think it DOES make a difference. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Okay-as I elude to originally |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. just FYI - the "career people" who made that decision are: |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Oh |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:43 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. . |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Our military ships a good portion of its supplies thru 2 of the ports, |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
28. the UAE sold components of nucs to iran and pakistan..and no where |
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Efilroft Sul (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. And it was done in secret. |
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canichelouis (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. Who headed operations before the British company? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. It varies between the ports |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
7. The issue for me is the logical catch 22 the pres has gotten himself into |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Sorry but the * apologists have no one to blame but themselves. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. We might consider using the issue to make a case AGAINST privatization |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I was wondering how this would affect the unions |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Please correct me if I am wrong - but I seem to remember |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I don't know |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. well, the first article is a good sign - ships are flagging American again |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
32. This Time article makes it look like the Unions won't be replaced: |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. The huge crane system on Modern Marvels only takes 2 to work a crane |
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brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. Thank you. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
27. > |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. I think the issue of foreign co running operations of our ports should |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
11. Is it 'security' or 'operations'? The right is saying this is not a |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
18. If It Takes The Foreign Angle To Get To The Carlisle Group...Bring It On |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Eh...I doubt it but we will see |
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Harald Ragnarsson (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
33. right into the face of the market economy ideals that we have been s |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Welcome to DU |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-21-06 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
37. Ding!! Ding!! Follow the money and forget the bogeymen. |
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