The level of fundamental ignorance on display here is inexcusable. There are NO security implications of this deal. Port Ownership and Security remain wholly in the hands of the US Local, State and Federal Agencies. The Company from UAE is buying the company that operates 9, out of 300, terminals in 6 ports. Despite the repeated Lies by the Long Shoreman's Unions bought and paid for talking heads, the Port Terminal Company has NO special access to US Security info.
Security and police groups do NOT share info on means and methods with anyone. The MORE people who know security info, the LESS secure it is. They go to great lengths to keep that info classified. People running the terminals have NO need to know that info. That info is NOT going to be shared with the hundreds of people who operate the 300 Terminals. People who make this statement are knowingly lying. This has been one of the really maddening thing. The people who go out and make statements that they KNOW are not true. This mindset "well I am lying but it is ok because I mean well" is childish.
It is hard to decide which is more appalling in this matter. The arrogant unwillingness to learn fact one about the Deal by the Deal Hysterics or their rabid, aggressiveness in pushing their factual ignorance on everyone around them
"There are NO security implications of this deal."
Tell that to the Coast Guard, CFIUS and DHS. I guess they were just putting on a dog and pony show.