Arrogance of Power

The Rethuglicans currently infesting the White House have thumbed their noses once more at Congress, the American people, and common sense. Refusing to even consider a re-evaluation of the ill conceived Dubai Ports deal they secretly concocted with Georgie's friends in the United Arab Emirates, they are traveling down a road of doom. Apparently blinded by arrogance and their self imbued sense of imperiousness (and cozy family ties), they stated today that no reconsideration of their approval will be undertaken.

The Bushies don't listen to anyone but their own kind – and then only if they agree with the messianic zeal and direction of the Bush minions. Marching in lockstep, speaking to the same talking points, and repeatedly beating the same dead horses, they are all robotic clones that believe the world is the way they say it is – regardless of the crushing realities around them. It must be nice for them to look through such a distorted lens, seeing only what you want to. Unfortunately while they proceed living in their own unreal bubble, the rest of us shed blood and tears.

Expressing the commonly felt sentiment of most Americans, Thomas Kean, a former Republican governor of New Jersey who led the bipartisan probe of the Sept. 11 attacks, said the deal was a big mistake because of past connections between the 2001 hijackers and the UAE.

Said Kean - "It shouldn't have happened, it never should have happened...."There's no question that two of the 9/11 hijackers came from there and money was laundered through there....From our point of view, we don't want foreigners controlling our ports.......From their point of view, this is a legitimate company that had a legitimate bid and won, and here are all these congressmen saying all these things about not wanting this company. It looks to them like it's anti-Arab......I think this deal is going to be killed......The question is how much damage is this going to do to us before it's killed."

Voicing additional concern, Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a leading opponent said, "Governor Kean knows as much as anyone how risky it is to deal with the United Arab Emirates......This just proves that no real investigation was ever conducted, and it's unfortunate that he and the other 9/11 commissioners were not contacted before the government approved this."

The former head of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit joined in the criticism. "The fact that you are putting a company in place that could already be infiltrated by al-Qaida is a silly thing to do," said Mike Scheuer, who headed the CIA unit until 1999.

Bush and his cronies – selling America's security to make a buck.
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