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Fears grow over new Dubai revolt
Arab and US officials are growing nervous at the prospect of a second congressional uprising against the acquisition of American assets by a Middle Eastern-controlled company in the wake of the Dubai Ports World debacle.
A person familiar with the thinking of both the US and United Arab Emirates said officials were concerned that the pending investigation of Dubai International Capital’s £700m ($1.2m) purchase of Doncasters, a privately-held British aerospace manufacturer that works on sensitive US weapons programmes, including the Joint Strike Fighter, could provoke a similar backlash and further damage the relationship between the two countries.
Iranians Training Bombers, Terrorists for Iraq War
Jim Kouri
The British government has shown American intelligence officials information indicating that Iran is operating "training camps" for bombers who carry out terrorist attacks on coalition forces, Iraqi security forces and civilians. It appears that the training is accelerating in order to create havoc and destabilize the fledgling Iraqi government.
http://www.commonvoice.com/article.asp?colid=4448
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Saudi Arabia risk: Security risk
(RiskWire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)COUNTRY BRIEFING
FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT
RISK RATINGSCurrentCurrentPreviousPreviousRatingScoreRatingScoreOverall assessmentC48C48Security riskC50C50Note: E=most risky; 100=most risky.SUMMARY
Extremist Islamist cells are inspired by, and in some instances connected to, Al-Qaida. However they operate largely independently from any command and control by this loose international alliance and, to an extent, from any national leadership within the kingdom.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/03/21/1477542.htm
While searching for a link to your post, these popped up:
Dubai Deal's Collapse Prompts Fears Abroad on Trade With U.S.
NYT ^ | March 10, 2006 | Eduardo Porter
DP World's decision yesterday to transfer a handful of American port terminals, rather than chilling interest in investing in the United States, may actually have made it safer for foreigners by relieving some of the political pressure that was building up against them.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1593960/posts
This article tries to convince us it's a bad thing for congress to defend this country:
Fears grow over new Dubai revolt
"President George W. Bush, who defended the DP World deal but was unable to quash the rebellion by members of his own party, has emphasised the UAE’s role as an ally in the “war on terror”.
"Even if the administration were to approve the Doncasters deal, the reaction to the DP World deal has signalled to foreign investors in the US – particularly in Arab countries - that Congress has the capability to derail any deal."
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c8f7de22-b91c-11da-b57d-0000779e2340.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600691/posts