[FOXFANVOX]

I believe it was three companies total. [Check that number.] And the DP Ports company was considered the best. I do not argue with that decision, that they were the best qualified of those that competed. But, I think we need to tread carefully, since...

'the administration is defending the port transfer... even though Dubai was an important base for the Sept. 11 plot,

Now read that last sentence again and tell me why this deal does not demand close and open scrutiny!

[mewzilla]

Oh, I agree with the open scrutiny! :)

But if there's a good reason for doing this on the QT, I can only think of one biggie: and that's that we know something about the other two companies and we don't want that knowledge to become common knowledge. Just a guess :)