Letter to selected US Senators and Governor Corzine of New Jersey

Re: Dubya's dubious Dubai deal (Paul Mulshine, The Star-Ledger)

Dear (selected US Senators and Governor Corzine of New Jersey):

I was born a farm boy up around Duluth, Minnesota, ... and I certainly didn't go to an ivy league university ... but I know the difference between a NATO ally like Great Britain and a country like UAE that doesn't even recognize Israel ... and in the post-9/11 world I would think that is a HUGE distinction in terms of vetting our partners in operations critical to our national security. If it isn't then why do we form alliances like NATO?

And I don't think Chinese-based (or owned) companies should be handling port operations either.

The ONLY possible reason for rubber stamping "Dubya's dubious Dubai deal" (courtesy of Paul Mulshine and the Star-Ledger) is the Bush clique's oil money ties with the dictatorships of the Middle East. The Bushies have sold OUR birthright for porridge for THEM. The only way any of this makes sense is when we realize it is all about the Bushies gaining wealth and power within their loyal group. (It isn't a royal group, yet.)

And what all the well-paid pundits for the wealthy and powerful are trying to counter in the public arena (what do we know about the history of "house slaves?") is that this port deal on top of the illegal immigration crises will give traction to the anti-globalization crowd before the globally connected "oil is money" clique has drained the last ounce of value out of our country for the wealthy of the world. The United States, too, can be a banana republic (did somebody say, "reservation?", or was it "plantation?") in which the people who labor and produce the wealth, no longer gain an equitable share of the wealth they produce.

Times, they are a'changing.

Hilding "Gus" Lindquist

From:

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/28/dpworld-boycotts-israel/

BREAKING: Dubai Ports World Boycotts Israel

From this morning’s Jerusalem Post:

The parent company of a Dubai-based firm at the center of a political storm in the US over the purchase of American ports participates in the Arab boycott against Israel, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

The Jerusalem Post notes that “US law bars firms from complying with such requests or cooperating with attempts by Arab governments to boycott Israel.” Once upon a time, opposing such boycotts was important to the Bush Administration. From the BBC, 5/11/02:

“The US government is strongly opposed to restrictive trade practices or boycotts targeted at Israel,” said Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Kenneth Juster.

“The Commerce Department is closely monitoring efforts that appear to be made to reinvigorate the Arab boycott of Israel and will use all of its resources to vigorously enforce US anti-boycott regulations.”

…The Department of Commerce has issued more than $26m in fines and turned down export licenses to those found violating the law.

The boycott against Israel is an important distinction between P&O, the British company that currently operates 21 U.S. ports, and Dubai Ports World.