Posted on 03/10/2006 7:09:22 AM PST by WBL 1952
Just follow the money.
Senator Menendez has been dropping Maher Terminals as a suitable replacement for the UAE on the ports deal.
Take a look at the thousands he has received in campaign contributions from those affiliated with the company.
We need a USA company to do our ports!
I hope an Arab-American company buys the MANAGMENT CONTRACTS of SOME TERMINALS in the PORTS...just like DPW was going to do. I'll laugh my ARSE off.
For a little more "follow the money" take a look at this. Check out this interesting read on the future of the world wide shipping industry. BTW, did you know that the NY/NJ Port Authority several years ago negotiated a deal with another terminal operator promising to make them the major terminal operation at their installation? It appears the Port Authority and perhaps several politicians have been bought and paid for.
http://rru.worldbank.org/Documents/Toolkits/ports_mod2.pdf
Reference Box 20
Think HALLIBURTON to run the ports. Schumer has already said he would be favorable to them running it(fox news).
Talk about the DU heads exploding, it would be hilarious.
Where has Menendez been talking them up?
The UAE get to choose who get the terminals most probably the company that has the most money. Menendez can suggest but he must suggest to DPW and I don't think DPW is taking his calls.
I believe you are mistaken. Maher Terminals is a family-owned business in New Jersey. They operate a few terminals in New Jersey, and one in Canada.
Click here for a list of reipicents for MAHER TERMINALS PAC.
They sure shell it out.
reipicents=recipients
bttt
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