Posted on 03/04/2006 8:25:56 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Halliburton Eyed for Dubai Ports Deal
The Bush administration is working behind the scenes to defuse the Dubai Ports World controversy by having the UAE-based firm team up with an American company.
According to the New York Daily News, which first reported the new White House strategy on Saturday, "one snag may be that sources say the U.S. company best equipped to partner with DP World is Halliburton, once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney."
But a role for Halliburton may not be such a "snag" after all, since the controversial company's involvement has already been endorsed by leading ports security critic, Sen. Charles Schumer.
"I'd take Halliburton over U.A.E. at this point, if I had to take a choice right now," Schumer told the Fox News Channel on Feb. 20.
Schumer explained that Democats hate Halliburton not for any security reasons, but because "they made large amounts of profit" from what he said were no-bid contracts in the Iraq war.
But if the company "can do the best job and they get the [ports] contract on the merits," Schumer said, "I'd pat them on the back."
The News said that any revamped deal "would have to be something along the lines of the Marine One contract, where British-and Italian-owned AgustaWestland had to take on Maryland-based Lockheed Martin to win the contract to build the president's helicopter last year."
But a better example may be Port of Long Beach, where the state-run China Ocean Shipping Company [COSCO] was finally allowed to operate two large terminals at the California port after it teamed up with an American firm.
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This would be so funny.
Something about being careful what you wish for.
We were joking about Halliburton taking over a couple of weeks ago. Rush mentioned it. John Gibson on FOX and now Newsmax says this may be in works. This will be fun to watch the dems implode!
Let's give the liberals a choice: Halliburton or Dubai
We were joking about Halliburton taking over a couple of weeks ago. Rush mentioned it. John Gibson on FOX and now Newsmax says this may be in works. This will be fun to watch the dems implode!
As I said then, what a stick in the eye of the demo/left it would be for Halliburton to operate the ports. That one thing would keep a smirk on my face til the end of time. :o)
"I love it when a plan comes together."
I'll take it.
And the pro UAE supporters on here. They'll start screaming arab discrimination.
This was surely predicted around here.
So even though there is precendent for this sort of agreement, (COSCO, Agusta Wesland) in actuality the majority remains with the overseas firm.
More evidence, IMO, that these are face-saving measures for politicians to use with primarily the unions and also the public to a degree.
And when said together sounds like "ooooowwweee!" which is what Texans say when they are having fun....(whisper "Texans...")
Brought to you by George Soros and longshoremen who walk like Hillary Clinton.
:^P
It should be noted that Halliburton posted rather large net income losses, not profits, for 2002, 2003 and 2004.
http://money.cnn.com/quote/financials/financials.html?symb=HALLIBURTON&sid=2303&report=1&period=annual
No. I'm probably what you'd describe as a "pro-UAE supporter", because I've had little problem with the deal. I have little problem with this either, especially if it helps us politically. Also, notice he's not thinking of dropping the Dubai company in favor of Halliburton, he's thinking of having them team up together.
From someone who owns stock in Halliburton, (and carries around his laptop in a gun-metal Zero-Halliburton computer case), that would be soooooo cool!
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