Dubai threat to hit back (UAE Threatens Against Boeing and US Bases Support)

The Hill.com ^ | March 9, 2006 | Roxana Tiron

[kmomma]

I cannot agree more. I have been subjected to incredible hostility and been called a "Bushbot" for voicing my opinion regarding this and other important issues.

[OPS4]

Goodbye Dubai, and dont let the door hit you in the butt!
Ops4

[jess35]

We are not propping up the UAE. We are there because it's to our advantage to have a presence in the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE benefits from the money they receive.

[jess35]

You don't upset easily do you? I don't want you to get too wound up when you learn that a Dubai company has a 50 million dollar contract with the US Navy provide ship husbanding. That's right. We signed a deal with a Dubai company to service US Navy ships.

Let the shrieking begin.

[jess35]

You're asking someone else to "learn" about Islam?

Yeah...you first. And while you're studying, please repeat 10 times...The UAE is NOT Saudi Arabia.

[yellowdoghunter]

I agree that it may be beneficial to both of us for our military to be there....however, I think they have more to lose than us if we were not there.

[OPS4]

So was that out for bid? Were they the only ones who could have done the job?

Our Soil is what we all have fought for, some have died, others live on. I for one do not want a foreign government
in control of managing inbound containers to our ports.

I am sure other compaies can replace whatever job comes up,
we are in an advanced techno world these day, and I for one know what needs to be done will be done, for a contract, especially a government contract, for big profits.

Dubai is questionable, as an ally in my book.

Ops4 God Bless America!

[jess35]

Of course it was out for bid. It's a DOD contract. Not only did they get the contract, they are bidding on an additional contract that will be awarded next month. They will probably win that as well.

The UAE wants to be a capitalistic society. They want to make money in the business world because they know their oil won't last forever. It's a shame that certain members of the Republican party are so dead set against them breaking out of the tribal mold and becoming parters in business. But then again, if you treat them as subhuman garbage, maybe they will fullfil your expectations of them.

[STARWISE]

WOW .. xenophobia in full .. extraordinarily tunnel-visioned and a complete rejection of reality .. it's staggering that the facts remain so unexplored.

Separate and apart from being a documented rare and extremely critical ally of ours in the WOT, i.e., the bases, the safe ports, combat flight origination, provisions and military R&R they provide for our Navy and other armed forces, especially since it puts them at such deadly risk from Islamofascists, Dubai is a booming megalopolis .. with more new resorts, hotels, commercial projects and residential communities planned and under construction than probably anywhere else in the world.

They're modernized, westernized .. they have four Christian churches in Dubai, and according to an American ex-pat FReeper who loves living and working there, as do thousands of Americans, Christmas is bigger than Ramadan.

Putting even that reality aside for a moment, they're planning ahead for the gradual depletion of their oil revenues and petrol market volatility with other resources and income streams by creating a phenomenal global business hub and tourist destination to the tune of uncountable billions, in addition to other worldwide businesses and projects.

The only purported 7-Star Hotel in the world.

Dubai International Airport (there's more than one)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"The Palm Islands, also referred to as The Palm Dubai and The Palms, are the three largest man-made islands in the world, which are being built on the coast of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its concept was announced in May 2002 and the three resort islands are expected to maintain Dubai's position as a premium tourist destination. The Palm Islands is also the self-declared 'Eighth Wonder of the World'.

Each of the islands (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, and Palm Deira) are being built in the shape of a date palm tree and consist of a trunk, a crown with fronds, and are surrounded by a crescent island that acts as a breakwater. The islands will support luxury hotels, freehold residential villas, unique water homes, shoreline apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas, cinemas and various diving sites."

The Palm

"The unique man-made island is built in the shape of a date palm tree and consists of a trunk, a crown with 17 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that will form a water-breaker.

The Jumeirah Palm island is primarily a retreat and residential area for living, relaxation, and leisure. It will contain themed boutique hotels, three types of villas (Signature Villas, Garden Homes, and Canal Cove Town Homes), shoreline apartment buildings, beaches, marinas, restaurants, cafes and a variety of retail outlets.

The Palm Jumeirah will contain over 25 of the top international hotel brands including Movenpick, Antara, Fairmont, Radisson SAS, Hilton, Metropolitan, Shangri La, One and Only Royal Mirage, Starwood, Marriott, Oberoi, Chedi, Taj and Dusit. Other developments will include Al Basri Building, Al Habool Building, Al Anbara Building, Emerald Palace, The Fairmont Palm Residence, Jewel of the Palm, and the Trump Plaza and Marina Residences. Construction began on the Palm Jumeirah island in June 2001.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dubai consortium in airport bid for India, China, Middle East

02.23.2006 - A newly-formed Dubai consortium unveiled plans to bid for the development and operation of airports in China, India and the Middle East, a market they estimate to be worth 400 bln usd.

The consortium sealed a partnership today during Asian Aerospace, the world's third-largest airshow.

A statement said the group will 'target the 400 bln usd airport development and operations market in the emerging economies, primarily in the Middle East, India and China.

The consortium comprises DAE Airports and six other top companies in the United Arab Emirates.

DAE Airports is a subsidiary of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), a recently launched holding firm that aims to invest 15 bln usd in manufacturing and services in the aviation sector.

Its partners are real estate-based Emaar, air services supplier DNATA, aviation industry technology firm Mercator, Emirates National Oil Co, Amlak Finance and Dubai Airports Free Zone Authority (DAFZA).

'Our clients from around the globe, particularly in this region and the emerging markets of Asia, are being offered a one-stop solution for their airport needs,' said DAE managing director Mohammed Al Zarouni.

'Through DAE Airports, they will have access to a wide range of capabilities, whether this is a new airport on a greenfield site, a sophisticated operations upgrade at an existing site, or a privatisation.'

Under the agreement, consortium leader DAE Airports will identify the target projects, structure the deals and bid jointly with its partners.

The focus would be on developing new airports on a build, own, operate and transfer scheme.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Materials Handling Exhibition - Dubai 2007

"Jebel Ali Freezone is home to many of the world's most influential multi-national companies, such as AT&T, Bose, Casio, Compaq, Daewoo, Estee Lauder, H.J.Heinz, Honda, Hyundai, JVC, Nissan, Nokia, Star TV."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We do not know, God forbid, where the next terrorist attack will originate .. a brainwashed American, Scandinavian, Arab, British, German neardowell, wackjob psychopathic fascist, but .. just from a common sense, logic-based viewpoint ... do you *actually believe* Dubai is going to risk being complicit in terror and losing their infrastructure, fortune, their future ... their very existence?

[OPS4]

Maybe fool me once is what I live by. I am not about to test the I want to be friends scenario, on U.S. Soil, after the lessons of Pearl Harbor and September 11th.

Reality is protect your butt while under attack. We were attacked, the pentagon was hit.

To let a foreign government of questionable ties, in a position of container control, is not prudent in light of whats happened.

Being on a security threashold, is not calling people trash, you referred to that.

Ops4 God Bless America!

[jess35]

How do you feel about the Dubai company that has the DOD contract to service US Navy ships? Google "Inchcape Shipping Services". They operate out of US ports as well....and they're owned by the same investment firm that owns DP World.

[OPS4]

I feel the same way I did since my first post.

Dubai is not to control our ports.

The rest is moot.
Ops4 God Bless America!

[Sweetjustusnow]

I'm going to post 3 links for you. Maybe you will find them to be enlightening and maybe not. I'll just say that what has happend with the Port deal has more to do with the conservative rift between the Norquist Conservatives and the Gaffney Conservatives. I would put you in the Norquist Catagory.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/readarticle.asp?ID=11209&p=1

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=123113

http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york031903.asp

[jess35]

Dubai was never going to control our ports. This is blatant misinformation.

[saminfl]

To let a foreign government of questionable ties, in a position of container control, is not prudent in light of whats happened.

Aren't the containers packed and loaded and inspected in foreign countries? How does anyone in the U.S. control what goes into them?

[jess35]

Oh, while you're thinking about how much this Dubai deal upset you...perhaps you'd also like to ponder the status of Emirates Sky Cargo, which has passenger and cargo space at JFK airport in NY. They've been operating there since 1985. Perhaps you'd like to tell me how many terminals they've blown up in that time as they've loaded an unloaded air cargo?

[justshutupandtakeit]

No one expects coherent writing from the Hysterical Antis. Such requires coherent thinking as a prerequisite. Then there is the problem of making LIES coherent.

Don't ask the impossible of them. More mindless ravings are all we can hope for.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Go to Cairo and start telling the Eygptians they are Arabs. Make sure you leave the address of the funeral home you want your remains sent.

[Howlin]

Dubai is not to control our ports.

Stupidity reigns, I see.

The ONLY thing they would control was the security of THEIR OWN BUILDING, fools!

[teawithmisswilliams]

Are all the Antis completely ignorant?

Well, Mark Levin seems to have your number: "The critics are so ill-informed, unlike we smart people who now support the UAE deal, having been educated about it after out initial knee-jerk reaction.” Well, I would like nothing more than to read the contract, but it's not public. And a federal judge ruled today that there's no need to make it available even to the New York and New Jersey Port owners. But, of course, all critics aren’t the same. There are the antiwar Democrats, who are weak on national security. And there are those of us who’ve argued steadfastly for security, and have backed the president every step of the way.[emphasis added]

Still, if some in the latter camp are being accused of overstating the UAE's role at these ports, or is it terminals, then I guess the critics should turn their finger-pointing at the president, which they are loathe to do. After all, when he threatened to veto legislation that would block the deal, he said, in part: "I think it sends a terrible signal to friends around the world that it's OK for a company from one country to manage the port, but not a country that plays by the rules and has got a good track record from another part of the world can't manage the port."

Managing the port, Mr. President?

http://levin.nationalreview.com/