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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
KSig RC--
I don't know how bonafide the source is, but they reported it on CNN or ABC--one of those channels that the UAE banking system laundered money for both Osama and the USS Cole terrorists groups.
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Don't get me wrong - I'm not claiming the UAE is some Mecca of anti-terrorist thought in the region (pun unintended), nor am I insinuating that there are no terrorist activities in the nation. I'm just saying this:
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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
That in no way reflects on the government.
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. . . should be considered until evidence to the contrary is found - rather, we should look at the merits of the plan, as well as the potential risks, and determine if it makes fiscal sense for the government as a whole. This may help to understand arguments such as "why don't WE take over the ports?", since those considerations may have already been addressed.
(Also, I'll admit I thought the rampant xenophobia and 'guilt by association' was hilariously ironic, so I drove the discussion further in that direction on purpose - I laughed, sorry.)