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Frist Calls for Halt to U.S. Ports Deal
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| 2-21-06
| Will Lester
Posted on 02/21/2006 9:27:14 AM PST by STARWISE
Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist called Tuesday for the Bush administration to stop a deal permitting a United Arab Emirates company to take over six major U.S. seaports, upping the ante on a fight that several congressmen, governors and mayors are waging with the White House.
"The decision to finalize this deal should be put on hold until the administration conducts a more extensive review of this matter," said Frist. "If the administration cannot delay this process, I plan on introducing legislation to ensure that the deal is placed on hold until this decision gets a more thorough review."
In the uneasy climate after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration decision to allow the transaction is threatening to develop a major political headache for the White House.
"I'm not against foreign ownership," said Frist, "but my main concern is national security." He was speaking to reporters in Long Beach, Calif., where Frist was doing a fact-finding tour on port security and immigration issues.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109th; baltimore; bds; dubaiportsworld; frist; iran; israel; miami; newjersey; neworleans; newyork; philadelphia; ports; uae
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To: Stellar Dendrite
"Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist called Tuesday for the Bush administration to stop a deal permitting a United Arab Emirates company to take over six major U.S. seaports,..."You know you're in trouble when you can't even hang on to the support of your Senate Majority Leader.
Pathetic.
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posted on
02/21/2006 4:34:01 PM PST
by
Czar
(StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: STARWISE
"Frist's move comes a day after two Republican governors, New York's George Pataki and Maryland's Robert Ehrlich, voiced doubts about the acquisition of a British company that has been running six U.S. ports by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates."This is why Frist, Pataki and Ehrlich will never be president. This thing has been around for a long time and these guys weren't aware of it?
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posted on
02/21/2006 4:40:21 PM PST
by
McGavin999
(If Intelligence Agencies can't find leakers, how can we expect them to find terrorists?)
To: be-baw
DHS? I find your faith in this department disturbing...they couldn't handle a hurricane....and where pray tell do they at DHS get their intel? CIA....?
I support the President and voted for him twice...but he is wrong on this. It would be like giving Iran a contract to maintain our nuclear missile silos. Sure...it might make economic sense....but...
JEDI.
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posted on
02/21/2006 5:13:20 PM PST
by
JediForce
(DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
To: T.Smith
To: the invisib1e hand
I think he mistakenly believes in the "Religion of Peace" portion of the Muslim religion too.
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