{"id":81,"date":"2006-02-20T21:14:24","date_gmt":"2006-02-21T02:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilburstreet.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2006-02-20T21:29:28","modified_gmt":"2006-02-21T02:29:28","slug":"cheney-an-earthquake-in-jersey-and-safe-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wilburstreet.com\/blog\/cheney-an-earthquake-in-jersey-and-safe-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheney, an Earthquake in Jersey, and Safe Ports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So a lot has happened in the last week. VP Dick Cheney shot someone in the face. This person then apologized for being in his way. Something is fishy there; doesn’t the burden of proof\/responsibility rely on the shooter? Something tells me that perhaps Cheney might have been drinking, and this might be one big “cover up” to protect his job?<\/p>\n

Next, an earthquake in northern New Jersey registered 2.6, just barely enough for humans to feel. <\/p>\n

And yesterday it was announced that an UAE (United Arab Emirates) firm has won a contract to take over 6 U.S. seaports, from Boston to Miami. Umm…hello? Did we just give control over what goes in and out of a port to a country that has sponsored terrorism? We did. Two of the alleged 9\/11 hijackers came from the UAE, and money laundered for 9\/11 was found linked to banks within the UAE. How is it that Bush has allowed a firm in a country linked to terrorism to gain control over what goes in and out of American ports? <\/p>\n

Sure, people will say I have a political agenda, or I’m not being PC, but this is what I say. Go fuck yourself. We should not be relinquishing control of these ports to any<\/strong><\/em> foreign government, much less a government with a less than steller record on terrorism.<\/p>\n

Call me crazy, but I hope someone puts a stop to it. Luckily, there is quite a bit of bipartisan objection to the UAE firm gaining control, but it sounds like it’s falling on deaf ears at the white house. Apparently, if the President doesn’t listen, those against this contract stated that they will try and freeze the contract. We’ll see what happens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So a lot has happened in the last week. VP Dick Cheney shot someone in the face. This person then apologized for being in his way. Something is fishy there; doesn’t the burden of proof\/responsibility rely on the shooter? Something tells me that perhaps Cheney might have been drinking, and this might be one big … <\/p>\n

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