Who is on the CFIUS committee so willing to turn the ports

[orleans]

over to who the hell knows?

Taken aback by the uproar, administration officials defended approval of the deal by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a panel with representatives from 12 U.S. agencies that reviews foreign takeovers of U.S. companies or possible risks to national security.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/16/AR2006021602304.html

[w8liftinglady]

1. they are...

The Secretary of the Treasury is the Chair of CFIUS,
The other CFIUS member agencies are the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Commerce, OMB, CEA, USTR, OSTP, the NSC, the NEC and the newest member, the Department of Homeland Security

sec of treasury-Secretary John Snow
sec of state-Secretary Condoleezza Rice
sec of defense-Donald Rumsfeld
sec of justice dept-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
sec of commerce-Secretary Carlos Gutierrez
OMB-Joshua B. Bolten
CEA-Katherine Baicker and Matthew J. Slaughter
USTR-Rob Portman,ambassador;Rob Lehmann-chief of staff
NSC-The National Security Council is chaired by the President. Its regular attendees (both statutory and non-statutory) are the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory military advisor to the Council, and the Director of Central Intelligence is the intelligence advisor. The Chief of Staff to the President, Counsel to the President, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy are invited to attend any NSC meeting. The Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are invited to attend meetings pertaining to their responsibilities. The heads of other executive departments and agencies, as well as other senior officials, are invited to attend meetings of the NSC when appropriate.

NEC-Allan Hubbard is Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council (NEC).
Dept homeland security-Michael Chertoff

[w8liftinglady]

2. hence all the Carlyle Group/PNAC references

[orleans]

3. wow---omg..... criminals! n/t

[babylonsister]

5. Ah, all the regular suspects. Surprise. nt

[livvy]

6. Whoa...Talk about getting all your ducks in a row.

Each player put in place one nomination at a time. What a criminal cast of characters.
The thought just struck me as I looked at this list, what a really amazing job we here at DU, and others in the blogosphere have done. This is not the Brady Bunch we're up against, and we have won some battles. At the very least, we've made their agenda a little more challenging to achieve. Just us little "nobodies" with a sense of what is right and wrong, and a willingness to give our time and energies to fight to preserve our country. Most of us not looking for any gratitude, and putting up with a lot of flack from our families, friends, and co-workers. I guess we're kind of a formidable cast of characters, too.

[elehhhhna]

4. soit's PNAC-lite?

[orleans]

7. what is soit? n/t