... Next, A Side Of UAE Security ...
Yesterday, Marcie and I both addressed this issue, which was originally brought up by Michelle Malkin yesterday.
Simply put, the Foreign Investment Committee is deciding whether or not we should allow the UAE to run port security for New York, New Jersey, and Balitmore simply because they bought out the London firm that originally handled it. Now, the reaction has been pretty consistent (Can the committee comprehend the word "NO"?) and that even includes Sen. Schumer fuming over the idea. For once, and yes may Old Man Scratch pop his head up and ask for ice water, Sen. Schumer and I agree. Don't get all misty-eyed on me. It's not like we're engaged, we just agree on this issue.
Late last night, Capt. Ed gave us the proof that the UAE should have absolutely, positively no connection to securing this nations ports, and he used the 9-11 Commission report to emphasize this. I submit the following to our readers:
Page 138: "Even after Bin Ladin’s departure from the area, CIA officers hoped he might return, seeing the camp as a magnet that could draw him for as long as it was still set up.The military maintained readiness for another strike opportunity.160 On March 7, 1999, [Richard] Clarke called a UAE official to express his concerns about possible associations between Emirati officials and Bin Ladin.Clarke later wrote in a memorandum of this conversation that the call had been approved at an interagency meeting and cleared with the CIA." [This involved Clarke blowing a cover on a covert operation.]
Page 167: "In early 2000,Atta, Jarrah, and Binalshibh returned to Hamburg. Jarrah arrived first, on January 31, 2000.97 According to Binalshibh, he and Atta left Kandahar together and proceeded first to Karachi, where they met KSM and were instructed by him on security and on living in the United States. Shehhi apparently had already met with KSM before returning to the UAE.Atta returned to Hamburg in late February, and Binalshibh arrived shortly thereafter. Shehhi’s travels took him to the UAE (where he acquired a new passport and a U.S. visa), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and one or more other destinations."
Page 171: "Bin Ladin relied on the established hawala networks operating in Pakistan, in Dubai, and throughout the Middle East to transfer funds efficiently."
Page 216: "On June 20, Hanjour returned home to Saudi Arabia. He obtained a U.S. student visa on September 25 and told his family he was returning to his job in the UAE. Hanjour did go to the UAE, but to meet facilitator Ali AbdulAziz Ali.62"
Page 224: "The Hamburg operatives paid for their flight training primarily with funds wired from Dubai by KSM’s nephew,Ali Abdul Aziz Ali. Between June 29 and September 17, 2000,Ali sent Shehhi and Atta a total of $114,500 in five transfers ranging from $5,000 to $70,000."
Page 236: "After training in Afghanistan, the operatives went to a safehouse maintained by KSM in Karachi and stayed there temporarily before being deployed to the United States via the UAE. ... Ali apparently assisted ninefuture hijackers between April and June 2001 as they came through Dubai. He helped them with plane tickets, traveler’s checks, and hotel reservations; he also taught them about everyday aspects of life in the West, such as purchasing clothes and ordering food. Dubai, a modern city with easy access to a major airport, travel agencies, hotels, and Western commercial establishments,was an ideal transit point."
Hello? Is ANYBODY in DC awake, or we asleep at the switch again? Five of the nineteen hijackers went through the UAE prior to their attacks on 11 September. This is a big, fat warning sign, and it seems as though the administration is turning a blind eye to the possible repercussions if the UAE is allowed to have control of the security of our ports. We have already seen what internal moles can do. Anyone remember the guy in the Army that rolled grenades into the tents of his superiors in the hours prior to our invasion of Iraq. He was Muslim, and disliked the idea of us ramping up the war with another one of our enemies. He was sympahthetic with the cause of jihad. Can we imagine what might happen if a couple of their security people looked the other way as a terrorist team snuck into the US intent to commit another 11 September style attack, or worse, smuggle in a crude nuclear device, and detonate it in New York, New Jersey, or Balitmore? Anyone care to munch on that scenario?
We live in a dangerous world where fanatical people are more than willing to die for their cause. We are, too, but we're not willing to have the blood of innocents on our hands in a deliberate attack like our zealous enemy. It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. To allow this to happen is ... well ... I'll let Capt. Ed sum it up; he does it best:
In fact, many of the 9/11 hijackers transited through the UAE, and a significant amount of al-Qaeda cash came through UAE-based accounts. If they run their own country's borders so poorly, why would we trust them to run ours? The White House needs to deep-six this deal, or cancel the contracts and re-bid them. Putting our ports in the hands of Arab authoritarians isn't just putting the fox in charge of the henhouse, it's tantamount to cooking him eggs for breakfast every morning and bringing him KFC for supper every night.
Publius II
Yesterday, Marcie and I both addressed this issue, which was originally brought up by Michelle Malkin yesterday.
Simply put, the Foreign Investment Committee is deciding whether or not we should allow the UAE to run port security for New York, New Jersey, and Balitmore simply because they bought out the London firm that originally handled it. Now, the reaction has been pretty consistent (Can the committee comprehend the word "NO"?) and that even includes Sen. Schumer fuming over the idea. For once, and yes may Old Man Scratch pop his head up and ask for ice water, Sen. Schumer and I agree. Don't get all misty-eyed on me. It's not like we're engaged, we just agree on this issue.
Late last night, Capt. Ed gave us the proof that the UAE should have absolutely, positively no connection to securing this nations ports, and he used the 9-11 Commission report to emphasize this. I submit the following to our readers:
Page 138: "Even after Bin Ladin’s departure from the area, CIA officers hoped he might return, seeing the camp as a magnet that could draw him for as long as it was still set up.The military maintained readiness for another strike opportunity.160 On March 7, 1999, [Richard] Clarke called a UAE official to express his concerns about possible associations between Emirati officials and Bin Ladin.Clarke later wrote in a memorandum of this conversation that the call had been approved at an interagency meeting and cleared with the CIA." [This involved Clarke blowing a cover on a covert operation.]
Page 167: "In early 2000,Atta, Jarrah, and Binalshibh returned to Hamburg. Jarrah arrived first, on January 31, 2000.97 According to Binalshibh, he and Atta left Kandahar together and proceeded first to Karachi, where they met KSM and were instructed by him on security and on living in the United States. Shehhi apparently had already met with KSM before returning to the UAE.Atta returned to Hamburg in late February, and Binalshibh arrived shortly thereafter. Shehhi’s travels took him to the UAE (where he acquired a new passport and a U.S. visa), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and one or more other destinations."
Page 171: "Bin Ladin relied on the established hawala networks operating in Pakistan, in Dubai, and throughout the Middle East to transfer funds efficiently."
Page 216: "On June 20, Hanjour returned home to Saudi Arabia. He obtained a U.S. student visa on September 25 and told his family he was returning to his job in the UAE. Hanjour did go to the UAE, but to meet facilitator Ali AbdulAziz Ali.62"
Page 224: "The Hamburg operatives paid for their flight training primarily with funds wired from Dubai by KSM’s nephew,Ali Abdul Aziz Ali. Between June 29 and September 17, 2000,Ali sent Shehhi and Atta a total of $114,500 in five transfers ranging from $5,000 to $70,000."
Page 236: "After training in Afghanistan, the operatives went to a safehouse maintained by KSM in Karachi and stayed there temporarily before being deployed to the United States via the UAE. ... Ali apparently assisted ninefuture hijackers between April and June 2001 as they came through Dubai. He helped them with plane tickets, traveler’s checks, and hotel reservations; he also taught them about everyday aspects of life in the West, such as purchasing clothes and ordering food. Dubai, a modern city with easy access to a major airport, travel agencies, hotels, and Western commercial establishments,was an ideal transit point."
Hello? Is ANYBODY in DC awake, or we asleep at the switch again? Five of the nineteen hijackers went through the UAE prior to their attacks on 11 September. This is a big, fat warning sign, and it seems as though the administration is turning a blind eye to the possible repercussions if the UAE is allowed to have control of the security of our ports. We have already seen what internal moles can do. Anyone remember the guy in the Army that rolled grenades into the tents of his superiors in the hours prior to our invasion of Iraq. He was Muslim, and disliked the idea of us ramping up the war with another one of our enemies. He was sympahthetic with the cause of jihad. Can we imagine what might happen if a couple of their security people looked the other way as a terrorist team snuck into the US intent to commit another 11 September style attack, or worse, smuggle in a crude nuclear device, and detonate it in New York, New Jersey, or Balitmore? Anyone care to munch on that scenario?
We live in a dangerous world where fanatical people are more than willing to die for their cause. We are, too, but we're not willing to have the blood of innocents on our hands in a deliberate attack like our zealous enemy. It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. To allow this to happen is ... well ... I'll let Capt. Ed sum it up; he does it best:
In fact, many of the 9/11 hijackers transited through the UAE, and a significant amount of al-Qaeda cash came through UAE-based accounts. If they run their own country's borders so poorly, why would we trust them to run ours? The White House needs to deep-six this deal, or cancel the contracts and re-bid them. Putting our ports in the hands of Arab authoritarians isn't just putting the fox in charge of the henhouse, it's tantamount to cooking him eggs for breakfast every morning and bringing him KFC for supper every night.
Publius II
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