Deal gives Dubai firm control of 23 U.S. ports - Eller lobbied Schumer - Causing this uproar

Buffalo News ^ | 3/4/2006 | Douglas Turner

[Solson]

So this is the real crux of this deal. An American company got beat out of the sell by P&O by DP World and because Eller couldn't win in the court of law, they simply lobbyied Warner who said he would look into it. That wasn't enough so he went to Schumer who made hay.

The bottom line is this was a business deal UNDERCUT by a competitor of DP World. This was purely a lobbyist play by Eller. If, in the end they get this deal, there should be a serious examination of the money trail from Eller to Schumer, Clinton, et al.

[Solson]

FYI.

[Indy Pendance]

Isn't Schumer wife the transportation sec for NY?

[pissant]

"Frim control of 23 Ports"?

What the hell is this author smoking?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Check out this interesting read on the future of the world wide shipping industry. BTW, did you know that the NY/NJ Port Authority several years ago negotiated a deal with another terminal operator promising to make them the major terminal operation at their installation? It appears the Port Authority and perhaps several politicians have been bought and paid for.
http://rru.worldbank.org/Documents/Toolkits/ports_mod2.pdf
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[Solson]

I believe you are right.

[EagleUSA]

...there should be a serious examination of the money trail from Eller to Schumer, Clinton, et al.
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Never happen, IMHO. The political class of Washington continues to PROTECT the Clintons, et al.

[ncountylee]

Schumer's wife heads the Department of Transportation for RINO Bloomberg.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Chuckie really went to bat for the company that wants to dominate the terminal traffic at his wife's port.
http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/press_releases/PR00370.html
1.7 Billion for a project that at the time benefited really only one company.

[MNJohnnie]

Thanks. Sold out by our own side. This will turn out to be one of the most successful Political propaganda ploys in history. Democrats not only do they get the money from the competitor, they made huge political capital with the Unions plus they nuked their "Weak on National Security" PR problem.

The really brilliant aspect is they got the "Conservative pundits" and talk radio hosts to do their PR dirty work for them. And as frosting they now make their taking over at least the US Senate not only possible but probable. Way to destroy yourselves "Republicans". Way to fall hook, line and sinker for your political foes PR ploys.

[jeremiah]

How about the money trail from the Treasury secretary and the Maritime manager, that leads directly to their own pockets if the deal had gone through? Neither of these men is in a neutral position, with regards to making a decision whether or not this deal was good or bad for the US.

[yellowdoghunter]

This will turn out to be one of the most successful Political propaganda ploys in history.

I must disagree. I think that is a little dramatic. The most successful ploy in history???? This is a port deal, nothing more, nothing less. Won't even be remembered by most people in 2 months.

[End Times Sentinel]

A Dubai-owned company will control 23 American ports

See!  It's worse than I thought!  They'll "CONTROL" 23 ports!  From Portland Maine to Beaumont Texas!  They'll have total say over the navigation of our water ways and what comes and goes!  It's clearly implied in this obviously unbiased reporting!

The list includes Port Arthur and Beaumont, Texas, which have handled about 40 percent of the war materiel the Army has shipped to combat theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Why GOOD GOLLY!!!  They'll sure as the sun rises in the east cut off supplies to our brave fighting men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq!  Why, our soldiers will be cut off from our support if this deal goes through!  (It's been killed, granted, but I forgot that as soon as I started hyper-ventilating over this latest headline!)

With this type of iron grip on our ports, it's only a matter of time before they make me put a red crescent on my sea monster floaty when I go to the beach.

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[gov_bean_ counter]

Strange, no one seemed concerned about this deal. One that could stiffel competition and put a lot of the US terminal traffic in the hands of one company.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1593816/posts

[debg]

Article in today's Miami Herald says Eller is in the running to pick up the deal.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14062860.htm

[jveritas]

plus they nuked their "Weak on National Security" PR problem

I doubt it very much my fellow freeper. When the hysteria about the Ports will settle down; the democrats will be seen again by the majority of voters in who they really are “Not to be trusted on national security and defense issues”.

[MNJohnnie]

Old tactic. The Dems did the same thing to Microsoft.

[Prokopton]

Eller did not get "beat out" of the sale. Eller was a partner with P&O and did not want to be forced to be a partner with DP World. I don't believe Eller even bid for P&O.
These facts about Eller have been known foe some time. The facts, that Eller has attested to, concerning the very deep responsibilities that P&O had for security at the ports, has also been known for some time.
For some reason these type of facts have not been found in many postings.

[COEXERJ145]

Thank you for showing everyone exactly where you stand.

Maybe you should go over to LP or CP where your views are welcome.

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