That was worth the price of admission!
Posted on 02/26/2006 7:12:18 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
“It's the largest shipping company in Israel. And the president of Zim is very close to our company and supports us”
Dubai Ports World, the combined United Emirates (UAE) port management company for the Gulf, has stepped up its challenge to win the operating rights of six major ports in the US, by claiming it has strong business ties with Israeli shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd..
Dubai Ports World has acquired the veteran British company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation (P&O), which owned the operating rights to six US ports in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Miami and New Orleans. The projected transfer of ownership to the Gulf port operator met with strong opposition from legislators in both parties and both houses of Congress on Capitol Hill. However, US President George W. Bush said he would veto any bill that aimed to block the transfer of the management of the ports to the Arab company.
Dubai Ports World has launched an intensive lobbying campaign to soften opposition on Capitol Hill, recruiting top-flight American lobbyists and politicians, including former Senator and Republican presidential candidate Robert Dole. The company also dispatched deputy CEO Ted Bilkey, an American citizen, who gave interviews in the media and met with legislators in an attempt to push the deal through.
Asked in an interview last week with “CNN” reporter Wolf Blitzer whether Dubai Ports World was doing business with Israel while the UAE refused to recognize Israel, Bilkey replied, “One of our very sound customers is Zim line. It's the largest shipping company. And the president of that company is very close to our company and supports us, because we have good relations with all of our clients.
” We handle their operations in a number of ports throughout the world because it's good commercial business for us. They wouldn't come to us unless we did a good job,” added Bilkey.
Blitzer: “Does the emir know this?”
Bilkey: “Absolutely.”
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on February 26, 2006
Dolie Dolie Dole. go get 'um. :)
That was worth the price of admission!
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Thanks for the ping, Cannoneer No. 4!!
Would the Dems squeal if an Israeli company was handed the port deal?
Wow! The treason against American security lobby is out in force on that site!
PUHLLLEEEEAZE
A foreign country hiring our own elected officials...
Dubai Ports World will manage 21 ports from Portland, Maine to Corpus Christi, Texas, not just 6 ports.
I wonder if Wulfie realizes how many countries that don't recognize Taiwan do business with Taiwan.
LOL
Well, if they have computers they do business with taiwan! LOL
Posted by ronnied to Stellar Dendrite
On News/Activism 02/23/2006 7:06:30 PM EST · 56 of 271
i have reservations about this deal but my question is, arab vessels do not call @ israeli ports(nscsa & usac), israeli carrier zim does not call @ mideast ports, does anybody know how this will affect the operations if the deal goes through...
my concerns on the 23rd were the israeli manifests & bills of lading of freight in the hands of the u.a.e., doesn't seem to be a worry now, does it...
Invader Zim!
A couple days ago I was ridiculed on another thread for pointing out the difference between one nation not formally recognizing another and wanting to wipe it off the map. Some "Freepers" just couldn't grasp the distinction.
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