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2015-08-07 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2015-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 D *** NG, does this mean the song isn't about the "ERIE CANAL"???

My bad.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-08-07 00:13|| 2015-08-07 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 FYI Bloomberg Artic = claims this second Canal twisn't and never was needed???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-08-07 00:14|| 2015-08-07 00:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Moar ships paying to use it, moar money in the long run.

Posted by newc 2015-08-07 01:22|| 2015-08-07 01:22|| Front Page Top

#4 traffic only expected to increase by 10% to 20% initially

however, the faster transit allows Egypt to charge higher fees so revenue will probably increase by 25%; this should be enough to service and retire the debt (this was not sharia compliant financing IIRC)

The big question mark is the development projects adjacent to the canals which establish some huge industrial zones. So far, the zones haven't booked any major companies to build manufacturing there (at least that we know ).

Posted by lord garth 2015-08-07 08:01|| 2015-08-07 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 The Egyptians understand what the Venezuelans don't, i.e. if you let other people make money, you can get a cut.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-08-07 08:17|| 2015-08-07 08:17|| Front Page Top

#6
I got a camel her name is Al
Lotta bile in the Suez Canal.
She wears a camel burka does our Al
Lotta bile in the Suez Canal
We’ve killed some kafirs in our day
Bombed with autos, bikes, made them pay
And we know every inch of the way
From Dearborn to Buffalo

Posted by Shipman 2015-08-07 09:05|| 2015-08-07 09:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Bravo, Shipman! Bravo! *claps madly*

Posted by trailing wife 2015-08-07 13:46|| 2015-08-07 13:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Change it to "From Alexandria to Cairo," and you have a winner.

Posted by Pappy 2015-08-07 16:01|| 2015-08-07 16:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Make it so.

Posted by Shipman 2015-08-07 19:07|| 2015-08-07 19:07|| Front Page Top

#10 Arf!

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2015-08-07 23:01|| 2015-08-07 23:01|| Front Page Top

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