Coast Guard: you're fucking crazy, dudes
Newly-released findings by the US Coast Guard puts kibosh on rethugs' re-assuming the position on their knees before the WH.
Republican congressional leaders had hoped to curtail bipartisan outcries over a United Arab Emirates-based company's pending takeover of some US port operations by brokering an agreement for a new investigation of the deal's potential security risks.
Then came the disclosure that the U.S. Coast Guard had raised concerns weeks ago that, because of intelligence gaps, it could not determine whether the UAE company, DP World, might support terrorist operations.
Looking to head off a Republican revolt, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and other GOP congressional leaders sought to ensure the White House would be able to stand with members of the president's own party and counter Democratic criticism that they were soft on terrorism when lawmakers returned to Washington from a weeklong break.
Then came the disclosure that the U.S. Coast Guard had raised concerns weeks ago that, because of intelligence gaps, it could not determine whether the UAE company, DP World, might support terrorist operations.
Looking to head off a Republican revolt, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and other GOP congressional leaders sought to ensure the White House would be able to stand with members of the president's own party and counter Democratic criticism that they were soft on terrorism when lawmakers returned to Washington from a weeklong break.
FUBAR fact: The Dubai company participates in the Arab boycott against Israel. Participation in such a boycott is a violation of US law.
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