as denzel said in philadelphia... "explain it to me like i am a five year old"... the W admin stated they did exhaustive research/background on dubai yet today that same admin stated they were not aware of the ports deal before the approval???????????????? <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060222/ap_on_go_pr_wh/ports_security_42;_ylt=Aiqjak6wCy.bsDcy692ZAy0Tv5.." target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060222/ap_on_go_pr_wh/ports_security_42;_ylt=Aiqjak6wCy.bsDcy692ZAy0Tv5...</A>. <img src=http://t-shirthumor.com/Merchant2/graphics/fullsize/ohab_lg.gif>