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A Dubai Finesse ("This Contract Should Have Been Stopped at an Earlier Stage...")
Washington Post ^ | 02/24/2006 | Charles Krauthammer

Posted on 02/24/2006 3:08:30 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

*SNIP*

The greater and more immediate danger is that as soon as the Dubai company takes over operations, it will necessarily become privy to information about security provisions at crucial U.S. ports. That would mean a transfer of information about our security operations -- and perhaps even worse, about the holes in our security operations -- to a company in an Arab state in which there might be employees who, for reasons of corruption or ideology, would pass this invaluable knowledge on to al-Qaeda types.

That is the danger, and it is a risk, probably an unnecessary one.

*SNIP*

This contract should have been stopped at an earlier stage, but at this point doing so would cause too much damage to our relations with moderate Arab states. There are no very good options. The best exit strategy is this: (1) Allow the contract to go through; (2) give it heightened scrutiny by assigning a team of U.S. government agents to work inside the company at least for the first few years to make sure security is tight and information closely held; (3) have the team report every six months to both the executive and a select congressional committee.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: allowcontract; charleskrauthammer; dubai; krauthammer; ports; uae
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1 posted on 02/24/2006 3:08:34 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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To: Alouette; SJackson; veronica; Slings and Arrows

Ping


2 posted on 02/24/2006 3:09:27 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

He's a traitor...put him on the list!!!!


/sarcasm


3 posted on 02/24/2006 3:09:59 AM PST by chasio649
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"That would mean a transfer of information about our security operations -- and perhaps even worse, about the holes in our security operations -- to a company in an Arab state in which there might be employees who, for reasons of corruption or ideology, would pass this invaluable knowledge on to al-Qaeda types."

Charles, I usually enjoy your writing but are you aware that the Saudi's already operate a commercial port facility in this country?

4 posted on 02/24/2006 3:11:37 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584576/posts


5 posted on 02/24/2006 3:11:53 AM PST by cabojoe
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I guess he didn't know about this Here
6 posted on 02/24/2006 3:13:31 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
give it heightened scrutiny by assigning a team of U.S. government agents to work inside the company at least for the first few years to make sure security is tight and information closely held;

They'll be about as effective as UN inspectors in Iraq.

7 posted on 02/24/2006 3:15:16 AM PST by gotribe (Hillary: Accessory to Rape)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

"UAE-based firms have operated in Houston long time" thats the new headlines hows does this square with his thinking?


8 posted on 02/24/2006 3:15:59 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon
I guess he didn't know about this Here

Oh, what kneejerk horsecrap. Krauthammer plainly states:

"Democrats loudly denounce any thought of racial profiling. But when that same Arab, attired in business suit and MBA, and with a good record of running ports in 15 countries, buys P&O, Democrats howl at the very idea of allowing Arabs to run our ports. (Republicans are howling, too, but they don't grandstand on the issue of racial profiling.)"

You patently didn't even bother to read the article, before posting. Try again.

9 posted on 02/24/2006 3:16:09 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Sometimes I think our president isn't too savey. Then he goes out and wins.


10 posted on 02/24/2006 3:17:43 AM PST by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I posted that in response to

The greater and more immediate danger is that as soon as the Dubai company takes over operations, it will necessarily become privy to information about security provisions at crucial U.S. ports. That would mean a transfer of information about our security operations -- and perhaps even worse, about the holes in our security operations -- to a company in an Arab state in which there might be employees who, for reasons of corruption or ideology, would pass this invaluable knowledge on to al-Qaeda types.

That is the danger, and it is a risk, probably an unnecessary one

11 posted on 02/24/2006 3:21:11 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"This contract should have been stopped at an earlier stage, but at this point doing so would cause too much damage to our relations with moderate Arab states."


Don't kook now, but the spinmiesters are stepping back from the abyss.

It is still (President) Bush's fault, but we must make the best of it now.






12 posted on 02/24/2006 3:22:27 AM PST by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: CWOJackson
I usually enjoy your writing but are you aware that the Saudi's already operate a commercial port facility in this country?

Already helping the enemy? Oh well, can't stop now. Let's support them some more. (sarc)
13 posted on 02/24/2006 3:22:45 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Echo Talon
I posted that in response to

You stated "I guess he didn't know about this," and then linked to an article entitled "UAE-based firms have operated in Houston long time." As Krauthammer's plainly, lucidly demonstrates: your Pavlovian, drive-by assumption was not only absurd, but demonstrably false.

Again: read, first... then post.

14 posted on 02/24/2006 3:25:07 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: cripplecreek

The good news, and where Charles makes a common mistake, is we're not allowing them to run any U.S. ports.


15 posted on 02/24/2006 3:26:11 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: CWOJackson

Kuwait also runs terminals in NJ


16 posted on 02/24/2006 3:26:49 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: CWOJackson

And the money goes where?


17 posted on 02/24/2006 3:26:58 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: cripplecreek

The same place it goes now, to a foreign concern operating the facility, into local taxes and services and to local workers.


18 posted on 02/24/2006 3:28:17 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

And Kuwait being a middle eastern country already running terminals in Newark, NJ is also false huh? Give it up Kent


19 posted on 02/24/2006 3:29:18 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: CWOJackson

And it goes into building mosques, madrassas, and into training and armming terrorists. Personally I don't like paying them to kill our soldiers.


20 posted on 02/24/2006 3:30:33 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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