Posted on 03/01/2006 1:20:56 PM PST by STARWISE
People in the industry were ALL scratching their heads over this when it first broke.
And how would you, who's been here all of 12 days, know that?
Retread.
So if you're going to trash somebody, put their name in the TO line, if you're got the nerve.
I hope you know that I don't consider that an insult; at least I'm FOR something, rather than AGAINST simply everything.
And what does it say about those against this deal that they have to LIE time after time to further their agenda?
Good question...I wish I knew the answer...
It says that they are not now and never have been on our side.
For instance, given the choice I'd far rather have lunch with Alan Colmes then Sean Vannity.
Granted, Colmes looks like a corpse with bad makeup, but at least he seems halfway honest. I'd far rather have lunch with an honest liberal then a lying "conservative".
"I'm just telling you we won't forget come 2006 and 2008."
Careful with the veiled threats and hyperbole, there, Howlin. With border security, illegal immigration, CAFTA, offshoring and now this ports thing hanging around your necks, you might just find that the trend ain't your friend.
Bill Bennet is a classic AH.
Oh yeah, those worked so well in 2002 and 2004. You people couldn't even get a candidate elected on those issues in California, the state where it is claimed anyone running on illegal immigration is a shoe in.
Im with ya ...If I gotta be a BushBot so be it...
Some facts on the ports.
Under the process conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), officials carefully reviewed the national security issues raised by the transaction and its effect on our national security. Twelve Federal agencies and the government’s counterterrorism experts closely and carefully reviewed the transaction to make certain it posed no threat to national security.
DP World, a UAE-based commercial entity, is purchasing the U.S. subsidiary of the London-based P&O Steam Navigation Company. The announcement of DP World’s bid for P&O was made in November 2005, and the news was widely reported in the press and international financial trade publications. The formal CFIUS process was set into motion in December, and the Federal government conducted a thorough review to ensure that port security would in no way be compromised by the deal.
The President has made clear that he stands firmly behind the decision to allow the DP World transaction to move forward. Preventing this transaction by a reputable company to go forward after careful review would send a terrible signal to friends and allies that investments in the United States from certain parts of the world are not welcome.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Is Always In Charge Of The Nation’s Port Security, Not The Private Company That Operates Facilities Within The Ports. Nothing will change with this transaction. DHS, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other Federal agencies, sets the standards for port security and ensures that all port facility owners and operators comply with these standards.
The Transaction Is Not About Port Security Or Even Port Ownership, But Only About Operations In Port. DP World will not manage port security, nor will it own any ports. DP World would take on the functions now performed by the British firm P&O – basically the off- and on-loading of cargo. Employees will still have to be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. No private company currently manages any U.S. port. Rather, private companies such as P&O and DP World simply manage and operate individual terminals within ports.
DP World Has Played By The Rules, Has Cooperated With The United States, And Is From A Country That Is A Close Ally In the War on Terror. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a solid partner in the War on Terror. The UAE has been extremely cooperative on counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation and has provided considerable support to U.S. forces in the Gulf and to the governments and people of Iraq and Afghanistan.
The UAE Is An Established Partner In Protecting America's Ports. Dubai was the first Middle Eastern entity to join the Container Security Initiative (CSI) – a multinational program to protect global trade from terrorism. Dubai was also the first Middle Eastern entity to join the Department of Energy's Megaports Initiative, a program aimed at stopping illicit shipments of nuclear and other radioactive material.
Port Security Begins Abroad. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) created the CSI to enable CBP to inspect 100% of high-risk containers at foreign seaports before they are loaded onboard vessels destined for the United States. Dubai was the first Middle Eastern entity to join CSI. Cooperation with Dubai has been outstanding and a model for other operations.
DP World currently manages 19 container terminals and has operations in 14 countries. The United States government has a strong working relationship with DP World.
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/013223.php
Who are you kidding? We've won without you guys for the last two general elections.
We can do it again.
You, on the other hand, CANNOT win without the rest of the GOP you all spend so much time sneering at, calling us BushBots, RINOs, and neocons.
That's what I don't understand. Getting a small nuke or other contraband through our ports today is already easy because we don't control overseas ports or the ships themselves. So what's the difference?
The way we're going to catch bad guys is James Bond stuff anyway. Not because we've got "Fortess America" ports, because if the ports were secure, they'd just ship stuff over the desert from Mexico or the central plains of Canada.
"BushBots, RINOs, and neocons."
You're turned around again, Howlin. We're the neocons, and you're the free traitors.
Ah, wrong.
BTW, I am in favor of free trade; I'm sure you're not, which thrills me to no end.
"Not because we've got "Fortess America" ports, because if the ports were secure, they'd just ship stuff over the desert from Mexico or the central plains of Canada."
Funny you'd bring that up, because the CBP is involved in border security, and is involved in port security. Nice, huh?
Question: Will UAE manage all terminals in the ports in question or just a few?
Not that it changes anything, I have just been curious and not able to find this out with all the disinformation flying around.
It's amazing to see how many cool aid drinkers are here in this forum. The issue that most likely 90% of employees of this arab company are muslims, is of no importance? Never mind the management og the company. It is the employees, you have to worry about, many of whom will have allegence to Islam and its imams.
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