Did you see Fahrenheit 911 that Michael Moore did? Very VERY illuminating re. the flow of monies between Saudi Arabia and our big businesses (esp, nach, oil). Re. Bushes, I keep waiting for Jeb to make a Presidential bid for 2008. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: uh......what's wrong with this picture?? Date: 2/13/06 1:26:56 A.M. Central Standard Time From: _Eternitytime1@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: In a message dated 2/13/2006 12:19:31 A.M. Central Standard Time, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx writes: _http://news.yahoo.com/s/nypost/20060212/lo_nypost/arabbizmayrunnycport;_ylt=A uw2y1KBWDmu5E669bAnoAsDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl_ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nypost/20060212/lo_nypost/arabbizmayrunnycport;_ylt=Auw2y1KBWDmu 5E669bAnoAsDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl) <<The city's ports, considered a major target of terrorists, are about to be taken over by a firm based in the United Arab Emirates, a country with financial links to the Sept. 11 hijackers. Dear Julie, Yes, I would say you are paranoid. (LH, too) The Bush Admin has already approved this move and we know how concerned they are about our security. Not just abroad, surely, but here at home, too! We DO have a Homeland Security department, now, and I'm absolutely sure that undue influence by Powers That Be would not have any impact whatsoever. We're talking about national security, after all, and are getting ready (so I hear) for another major war. It would be quite sad, then, to open up our borders so that someone who knows someone who works for them will let his buddy in with one of those little nukes that we have heard about... and, my sense of security does not also rest on any suspicions regarding Neil Bush who has as one of his main investors of his Ignite! company as the Defense Minister and Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. If you ever track the money that Neil Bush gets for 'consulting' for some of the Middle Eastern firms that exist, you'd begin to wonder where his loyalty lies. (or, maybe not...) His relationship to his brother has often been touted by many foreign investors and most of them 'hire' Neil for consulting purposes, too. . (there are several...) We have another war to plan because in some distant future someone might possibly create a large enough nuclear weapon to hit us...so just don't worry about unsecured borders in the hear-and-now. Best, Marlena thinking about looking up Neil Bush's connection to this...and wondering if anyone would like to wager...