Disconnected Rumblings

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Dubai, Goodbye, Patriot Act Redux

Dubai pulls out. The prez says he had nothing to do with it, oh sure.

DP World pulls out of US ports, rescuing Bush from firestorm
"A Dubai government-owned company said it will sell its US port operations in a move that spared President George W. Bush a showdown with Congress.

Dubai Ports World (DP World) made the announcement after leading Republicans told Bush that Congress would block the takeover."
Oh and today he signed the "Patriot" Act back into law, bravo.

Bush signs Patriot Act renewal
"President George W. Bush signed a renewal of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday, hailing it as vital to the war on terrorism, but a key congressional critic said it lacked adequate safeguards for civil liberties."
posted by digitaljay @ 10:53 PM MST

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