Posted on 02/12/2006 7:33:20 AM PST by cricket
THIS DOESN'T SOUND like much of a Homeland Security triumph:
The city's ports, considered a major target of terrorists, are about to be taken over by a firm based in the United Arab Emirates, a country with financial links to the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Dubai Ports World is set to complete a $6.8 billion deal to purchase Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., a London company that already runs commercial port operations in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans and Miami.
Color me unimpressed./posted at 08:50 AM by Glenn Reynolds
Yeah. It will be a great place to winter over when the power lines are cut and the expected natural gas/heating oil supplies are burning in the ports.
This does not mean that they control the ports in any manner, it simply means that they control the operations of their own commercial venture only.
I'm glad Saudi is an ally.
I'd hate to think of what they'd be doing, encouraging and funding otherwise.
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Michael Savage just talked about this for a little bit.
At least he's noticed this!
I'm sure he'll keep paying attention to it, so will his listeners.
Hope others go there; and quickly. . .
America is being carved up as if it were a United Nations here. . .America's own 'eminent domain' being divided up and sold to foreign interests. . .albeit foreign investment not unusual. . .this takes it to a new level.
Am wondering if there have been any offers on our White House. . .
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