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Posted on 02/19/2006 10:30:27 AM PST by LibWhacker
The Bush administration will reverse its decision to allow a Dubai company based in the United Arab Emirates to gain control over several key U.S. ports, the Fox News Channel's Brit Hume predicted on Sunday.
"I don't think the administration will be able to sustain this," Hume told "Fox News Sunday." "I think it will have to reverse itself in some way or create some entity that stands between the company and the management of the ports."
"I just don't think [the decision] can stand," he added. "It doesn't sound good to let some Arab shieks to be in charge of our ports - that's what it comes down to."
Appearing on the same program, Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed the ports decision, saying, "It's unbelievably tone deaf politically at this point in our history, four years after 9/11, to entertain the idea of turning port security over to a company based in the U.A.E., who avows to destroy Israel."
In a decision announced last week, the Bush administration's Committee on Foreign Investment approved the purchase of six major U.S. ports by the U.A.E.-based Dubai Ports World.
The move set off a firestorm of criticism, with skeptics complaining that banks in the U.A.E. have helped launder money for terrorists and that the country itself was home to Marwan al Shehhi, the Sept. 11 hijacker who piloted United Airlines Flight 175 into Tower 2 of the World Trade Center.
On Friday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Dubai deal, telling a Mideast news outlet: "There was a thorough review. It was decided that this could be done and done safely."
I doubt that the opinions of a couple of hundred FR posters will have much effect on what Congress and the administration do about the matter.
Personally, after reading the information given here about the UAE company I won't be overly concerned about the security issue if Bush goes ahead with the deal, but I am concerned about what the political repercussions could easily be. I think I explained the reasons for my concerns in a previous post.
Funny how the fine muslims at DP world disagrees with your perception of what they do.
"Personally, after reading the information given here about the UAE company I won't be overly concerned about the security issue if Bush goes ahead with the deal,"
I agree, we should contract them to handle security for the president too. /sarc off
eyes roll
beam me up scotty
What's the story on Maersk? A Danish Halliburton?
Nothing more than pure GOP party hacks who eek out a living holding bake sales and passing out flyers for RINOs.
I have never supported the RNC and only donate to conservative or Libertarian candidates directly.
While I personally think that Chuck is a schmuck, I hold fast to the belief that where there's life, there's hope! I'm living proof. I used to be a Democrat.
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That's great news. What happened to government in the Sunshine? I hope next time a committee gets such a brilliant idea, they check with the full Congress first.
If AQ only has to be right one time as per Rummy, why then be so careless about port security?
In his second term, the President is not doing very well. 1. abysmal hurricane response on his watch 2. Harriet Miers who also played a part in the hurricane foulups 3. Dubai deal by committee, not by the full congress.
Who's giving the prez such terrible advice or is he winging it now?
The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold a hearing next week to examine concerns about the P&O sale and the U.S. government review process, a panel spokesman said.
Of course he will.
"Who's giving the prez such terrible advice or is he winging it now?"
A lot of people are giving him bad advice. Condoleeza Rice and Michael Chertoff should be on the top of the list.
No one will ever convince me that foreign ownership of domestic port operations is a sound idea. Don't waste your, or my, time.
Not my fault facts bore you to death.
Yeah, well, I can guarantee you this: Schumer's hopelessly liberal.
The only similarities between the two is they're global companies. Beyond that, Maersk is strictly a shipping company that use feeder vessels, trucks and dedicated trains in every country that they have a presence in, including the United States.
"I don't know what Morris is talking about when he says she'll be a good candidate against Hilary."
And not only that, apparently she acquiesced in allowing Hamas to be included in the PLA elections, and what did that result in? A legitimized terrorist state. And now she is barking at giving the PLA money. Ha, what a hyprocritical stance! If she didn't want them to when, why allow them to participate. I guess she is now taking her ball and going home.
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