Earlier today, Connect Left published an analysis of the US port giveaway having its roots in financial payback to Bush family’s political patrons.
Now comes a report from the New York Daily News that Treasury Secretary John Snow, whose agency heads the federal panel that signed off on the $6.8 billion sale of an English company [...]
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More White House Ties to the United Arab Emirates Revealed
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Bush Needs Some Education
The Washington Post reports:
In a 20-minute impromptu meeting with reporters aboard Air Force One today, Bush said he would veto any legislation to hold up the port deal. He warned that if the United States derailed the deal, it would send “mixed signals” because no criticism was raised when a British company was in charge. [...]
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Scooter Libby: Freedom Fighter?
I suppose when you’re facing millions of dollars in legal fees to represent yourself in a Federal court over charges you leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent, you’re likely to say just about anything for a contribution.
According to Scooter Libby’s new website — his web-based, legal defense fund, a quote by its [...]
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Bush’s Mistakes
Stephen Pizzo at AlterNet reminds readers that we must be keeping track of Bush’s mistakes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best, “The louder he spoke of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” And no administration in U.S. history has spoken louder, or as often, of its honor.
So let us count our spoons:
Emergency Management
Fiscal Management
Katrina [...]
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The Bush Port Deal: Connecting the Dots
The sale of the operation of 6 major U.S. ports to a state-owned company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is drawing anger from both Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C.
The UAE-owned Dubai Port World bought Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Navigation Company (P&O) last week for $6.8 billion. The outrage stems from the perception [...]
