I knew there was cronyist corruption involved in this port deal somewhere, and now, the proof:
Washington - The Dubai firm that won Bush administration backing to run six U.S. ports has at least two ties to the White House.One is Treasury Secretary John Snow, whose agency heads the federal panel that signed off on the $6.8 billion sale of an English company to government-owned Dubai Ports World - giving it control of Manhattan's cruise ship terminal and Newark's container port.
Snow was chairman of the CSX rail firm that sold its own international port operations to DP World for $1.15 billion in 2004, the year after Snow left for President Bush's cabinet.
The other connection is David Sanborn, who runs DP World's European and Latin American operations and was tapped by Bush last month to head the U.S. Maritime Administration.
In the end Bush only really cares about himself and his money, and will do anything to sell out our national security to the highest bidder. By the by, I hear Osama's pretty loaded and well connected to the UAE's royal family. Maybe he could offer us an extra million or two.
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We all have heard of Organized Crime, but Mr Cunningham took that to a whole new level during his stint as BribeMeister of the Congress.
He actually had a Menu which showed ala carte prices for different kinds of bribes!
You gotta love such effrontery.
Combined, of course, with such incredible stupidity. Do these people really think that they are entitled to go to Washington to pillage and plunder? That they are above the law?
Brian Ross of ABC News reported on February 27, 2006:
“The sentencing memorandum includes the California Republican's "bribery menu" on one of his congressional note cards, "starkly framed" under the seal of the United States Congress. The card shows an escalating scale for bribes, starting at $140,000 and a luxury yacht for a $16 million Defense Department contract. Each additional $1 million in contract value required a $50,000 bribe. The rate dropped to $25,000 per additional million once the contract went above $20 million.”
Can’t wait for more Entitled Politicians to get their dues!
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