The UAE is our "friend," we
are told, and to question that assertion, we are
scolded, is to engage in reckless prejudice and
life-threatening insult. Yes, well, some friends are
more equal than others. To
instinctively trust a longtime, stalwart Western
democracy more than an Arab newcomer with a mixed record
on combating terror, international crime and Islamic
extremism is not "Islamophobia." It's self-preservationism
in a time of war.
We are at war, aren't we?
President Bush himself is
ultimately responsible for encouraging the race-card
players, thanks to his stunning comment that "those who
are questioning" the deal need to "step up and
explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is
held to a different standard than a Great British
company."
Yes, there are countless
homegrown terrorists across England, where
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., the
maritime company purchased by state-owned Dubai Ports
World, operates. So what? So, now, a peaceful Western
democracy that is infiltrated against its will by al
Qaeda is on the same plane as an
Arab federation whose ruling emiratis ran
interference for Osama bin Laden before Sept. 11, which
continued to be a logistical hub for al Qaeda for years
after, which refuses to recognize the existence of
Israel, bans our textbooks as "racist" because
they point out Syria's state sponsorship of terrorism,
and is boycotting Denmark over the Mohammed Cartoons?
Now, all the proselytizers who tell
us to collect the dots and connect the dots want us to
throw them all away lest we give offense?
Yes, the UAE has taken steps to
cooperate in the War on Terror after the Sept. 11
attacks. Give them a pat on the back. But don't tell me
that their actions over the past four years elevate them
to the same level of partnership and trustworthiness as
Great Britain.
That's offensive.
Perhaps Bush should consult with
his own Justice Department, which understood the need
for heightened scrutiny of
Middle Eastern illegal aliens in the immediate
aftermath of Sept. 11, and instituted temporary targeted
fingerprinting and registration policies for Middle
Eastern tourists, businessmen and students.
Bigots!
Perhaps he should ask his own
Border Patrol, which is on heightened alert for
illegal Middle Eastern border-crossers.
Bigots!
Perhaps he should ask his own FBI,
which is zeroing in on mosques and Muslim charities
instead of
Lutheran churches and the March of Dimes in the
domestic War on Terror.
Bigots!
(But don't bother asking
Transportation Department Norm Mineta anything—well,
other than "Why the heck are you still here, Normie?")
The sad lesson of Portgate: Scream
"racism" loud enough, and people will blame the
messengers and back down. By the Bush standard, we who
put American security above Arab sensitivity are all
bigots now.
Michelle Malkin [email
her] is author of
Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists,
Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores.
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here for Peter Brimelow’s review. Click
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Michelle Malkin's latest book is "Unhinged:
Exposing Liberals Gone Wild."
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