[Flavius]

well if we turn the whole country to muslim ran countries we'll never be atacked again

now it all makes sense

[GeorgeW23225]

Regardless of the contents of the article, I have a problem with the headline.

We are NOT selling ports!! The Dubai based company will only be managing some terminals in some ports, limited only to loading and unloading cargo. PERIOD!!

This has NOTHING to do with national security.

It has EVERYTHING to do with big labor unions!!

[penelopesire]

as always....."the JOOOOOOOZZZZZZ are to blame"...(rolling eyes)

[MJY1288]

This whole thing has been the biggest mistake made by the Republican Party since they failed to remove Clinton from office. This whole story should have been a non event, but the Republicans over reacted because (BY LAW) they were not in the loop in this international transaction, despite the fact that it has been public knowledge since November of 2005.

President Bush was not served very well by his staff and cabinet because they left him in the dark on this issue... (even though it didn't rise to the Presidential level) he should have been made aware of this transaction.

The only way the Republicans can back off of the limb they finds themselves on is to conduct serious hearings and BLAST the Democrats for condemning racial profiling, yet demanding the Bush Administration practice it despite the fact that DPW was given the green light by the Commission the Congress mandated for these types of transactions

[SandfleaCSC]

WHAT IS TAKING place in Washington over the proposed takeover of container operations at six major ports in the US by a UAE-based company is nothing but a reflection of the real mindset of American politicians influenced by Israel into seeing Arab and Muslim countries as a security risk to the US after the Sept.11 attacks.

This refined and educated moderate muslim sure doesn't take long to lay all his cards on the table. First sentence. Take that Iran, you are no longer the fastest Jooooo blamer in the sandbox.

[Tactical]

Well, US security and intelligence agencies had tip-offs about an impending attack ahead of Sept.11, but they failed to take preventive action; so how anyone could blame others where they themselves had failed?

I see....So since there was an intelligence failure to act on bad intelligence in pre-9/11, it is our fault that Islamic Radicals killed thousands of people in New York.

Seems to me someone just slipped up and admitted who's on who's side when it comes to terrorism.

Don't blame the terrorists, blame the victim for allowing themselves to get attacked in the first place.

With that philosophy, then the U.S. is warranted in not allowing the UAE to control it's ports. If something happens again at a port, then the mindset in the middle east will be that the U.S. is again at fault for allowing it to happen.

This article seems kind of ...well ...silly.

[Echo Talon]

Although this article is very provocative I agree the deal should go though. We want the Muslim world to enter the 21st century and when they try we are seen as shooting them down. Doesn't look good especially when Canada, Australia, Germany and China don't have a problem with them managing their ports.

[onyx]

Why did you add (port sale) to the headline?

NO PORTS HAVE BEEN SOLD.

[Howlin]

YOUR HEADLINE IS A LIE

[Californiajones]

hate to ask but it was floated around today that the UAE gave Bill Clinton 350 billion dollars for his Presidential Library. And that they gave a large amount to GHW Bush's library as well.

If people knew that Clinton has a private penthouse at the library and that that money is really pretty unregulated (why? Because how many Presidential Libraries are there ever going to be?) -- our Prez had better clear up any collusion with UAE and his family. Since he's so buddy buddy with Clinton nowadays, maybe he can explain this UAE money to Clinton, too.

Threatening a veto over this? Smells like a lot of family money at stake, sorry. Unless there's a real good reason for our Prez's strange reaction, I'm afraid Michael Moore was right in his movie.

[CWOJackson]

"It is heartening to see that the Bush administration committed itself that the DP World takeover would go ahead although after a brief delay."

Heartening but not surprising...he doesn't turn his back on our allies.

[CWOJackson]

The fruits of the lie are starting to bear fruit.

[Piranha]

Wow! He didn't even wait until he finished the first sentence to blame Israel.

[TheCrusader]

"(even though it didn't rise to the Presidential level)"

Sometimes too much defense makes a case look even more suspicious. And so far the loudest 'defense' for this port deal is calling the opposition, (both Republican and democrat), 'racists'. That's not only lame, it's desperate.

If this 7 billion dollar deal that involves our seaports, (the liquid equivelent to our land borders), "didn't rise to the Presidential level", then that makes this Administration look bad, real bad. It also makes no sense that something that didn't even "rise to the Presidential level" got the President so riled about the opposition that he immediately threatened a veto and decided to boldly insinuate that everyone opposed to the deal is a "racist".

You don't have to be Albert Einstein to smell a rat here.

[Lauretij2]

"That being not the case, the obvious conclusion is that Jewish-dominated political and business circles "

Well, that does it. I'm damned and determined against this BS. To hell with this deal!!!!!!!!!

[nopardons]

bttt

[jslade]

Guess who's already here? Notice two conspicuous buildings in background.

Check for yourself.

http://www.nscsaamerica.com/

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well it tells on the UAE that all they can see in this dustup is "blame the Jooz, blame Israel."

As far as I know, Israel hasn't said squat about this deal. This is coming from grass roots gentiles.