[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Everyone needs to calm down. This company outbid everyone else on this deal. Security will not change one iota whether it's the old British owned company or this one. The Dubai company has a huge economic stake in keeping things kosher ie 6.2 billion dollar investment. The more I know about this the more comfortable I feel that there is nothing to be concerned about.

At this point, I have two concerns:

1) Can we be absolutely certain that our security has not been reduced as a result of this deal. For example, if the port management company were to gain knowledge of specific counter-terrorism methods, and if this knowledge were to be passed over the our emnemies, who might use such knowledge to circumvent out protections, so as to bring some bad stuff in via these ports?

2) This is certainly a political disaster for Bush and the Republicans, which is why the Republican congress critters are running away like scalded dogs, and will likely turn on bush in the interest of their own preservation. I see only downside for the Republicans in giving the Dims and the sycophant MSM a hammer with which to beat them senseless. Why put the party in greater risk of losing seats in November?

[RegulatorCountry]

"Why put the party in greater risk of losing seats in November?"

Isn't that just the $64,000.00 question?

[traderrob6]

What do you think the global ramifications would be when a legitimate company (2nd largest in the world owning facilities ALL across the globe)acting in good faith bids and legitimately wins a contract and our government summarily decrees it invalid because it was made by Arabs who we find both untrustworthy and potentially dangerous.

Are stature will suffer irreparably, our global business interests,incalculably.