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Thomas Kean, Former Gov. of New Jersey Director, Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, director of the oil giant Amerada Hess:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-12-16-kean_x.htmSee also:
http://911review.org/Sept11Wiki/Kean,Tom.shtml~~~~~
Who did President Bush originally appoint to head the 9/11 Commission? None other than original Trilateral Commission member, Henry Kissinger. Kissinger accepted the appointment but resigned a month later amid accusations of "conflict of interest." Bush replaced Kissinger with Thomas Kean, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a director of the oil giant Amerada Hess, and who had business ties to Saudi Arabia and the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council that was founded by Saudi Arabia in 1981; United Arab Emarites -- Dubai -- are members; Other members of the GCC include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. -- compiled from elsewhere at the link, Emit)
The U.S./UAE Free Trade Agreement started by Zoellick in 2004 is due to be completed in March or April, 2006. This lucrative FTA is in jeopardy if the DP World takeover of U.S. ports does not proceed as planned. This may adequately explain the President's immediate and vehement support of the DP World deal -- to reject the UAE could easily kill the FTA and thus cost billions to global corporations.
http://www.augustreview.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=4&pid=12~~~~~
Related links:
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/United-Arab-Emirates-ENERGY-AND-POWER.htmlhttp://www.referenceforbusiness.com/biography/F-L/Hess-John-B-1954.html