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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728534)	3/1/2006 12:07:20 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

MD, Thanx for that and thanx for the link. I will study it further. That said, my thoughts are that things belonging to the USA should remain within the purview and total control of the USA, and no one else, especially when we are at war. - Holly

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728534)	3/1/2006 1:39:59 PM
From: Sedohr Nod	Respond to of 769670

Tony Soprano for port czar....Lucky Luciano seemed to know how to handle New York port problems during WWII. Our government has aligned in fairly interesting ways in the past. In 1942, it was reported that German U-boats were spotted in the New York Harbor, and many boats were being sabotaged, namely a huge luxury liner, the Normandie, which was being refurbished into a troop carrier for the war. There are a few different stories regarding this particular incident. One is that Albert Anastasia, along with some other members of the mob, wanted to get Luciano out of jail so badly that they set up the sinking of the Normandie as an example of what could possibly happen to other ships in the New York harbor if the National Crime Syndicate wanted it to happen. And if Luciano was to be released, then the Syndicate would ensure that nothing else happened to ships that were in port there. Since the New York piers was the biggest launching point of almost all Naval ships during the war, not to mention the fish market and other goods were being shipped in and out of everyday, it was immeasurable how important it was to keep those docks safe and working. murderinc.com

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728534)	3/1/2006 2:02:05 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Good post, MD, and bravo! The CEO of Dubai Ports World is English, so that's an improvement, but the company is STILL owned by Dubai. At a minimum, the feds should require any employees used by Dubai Ports over here go through the same background investigation as is required of Top Secret DOD clearance holders. AND I agree that having the US military take control would not be a bad idea at all. There have been occasional problems with soldiers (such as the fraging in the 101st Airborne in Iraq), but overall they have prove very trustworthy. Their job is to protect this nation and they know it.