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Senator Urges Bush to Consider Ramifications of Dubai Ports Deal [Schumer]
Daily News/redorbit ^ | 14 February 2006 | Michael McAuliff

Posted on 02/14/2006 8:07:22 PM PST by ncountylee

Feb. 14--The Bush administration was urged yesterday to take another look at a deal that would turn over operation of two marquee New York Harbor ports to Dubai, a nation with ties to the 9/11 hijackers.

The emirate-owned Dubai Ports World finalized a $6.8 billion deal yesterday to buy the English firm P&O Ports, which now runs Manhattan's cruise-ship terminal on the West Side and the Port Authority's Newark Container Port, as well as ports in New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Miami.

"If a terrorist organization decided to infiltrate this company... what would stop them?" asked Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Schumer said the Department of Homeland Security should slow down the deal, approved by the U.S. Treasury department's secretive Committee on Foreign Investment.

Dubai has become one of the White House's close allies in the war on terror, but many of the 9/11 hijackers passed through the country and had cash wired from there.

"Foreign control of our ports which are vital to homeland security is a risky proposition," Schumer said.

Ports are considered one of the nation's weakest security links, with only about 5 percent of the cargo coming in inspected.

City officials did not comment last night, but a PA spokesman said the agency agreed with Schumer.

"We need to take a real close look at security before we approve such a company," said Steve Coleman.

He said that as landlord, the PA could boot Dubai.

(Excerpt) Read more at redorbit.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109th; homelandsecurity; martime; schumer; shipping; uae
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1 posted on 02/14/2006 8:07:25 PM PST by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee

The Port Authority can over rule the Dubai take over.


2 posted on 02/14/2006 8:08:03 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee

I hope so, because I hate to agree with Sen Scheemer.


3 posted on 02/14/2006 8:14:03 PM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: ncountylee

Old Chucky is talking sense for once. If Bush OK'd this, that is a serious lapse in judgement.


4 posted on 02/14/2006 8:14:16 PM PST by ozoneliar ("The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants" -T.J.)
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To: ncountylee

If Chucky Cheese Schumer is saying this, I think we, and W. should listen. And no, I am not being sarcastic.


5 posted on 02/14/2006 8:14:49 PM PST by jocon307 (The Silent Majority - silent no longer)
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To: DTogo; AZ_Cowboy; Itzlzha; Stellar Dendrite; NRA2BFree; Happy2BMe; Spiff; Pelham; Das Outsider; ...

PING!!!!!


6 posted on 02/14/2006 8:15:38 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (There's nothing "Mainstream" about the Orwellian Media!!!)
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To: ncountylee
"The Port Authority can over rule the Dubai take over."

Somebody better overrule it. When it comes to border/immigration/port entry security issues President Bush is strangely naive.

7 posted on 02/14/2006 8:15:43 PM PST by TheCrusader ("The frenzy of the mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" Pope Urban II ~ 1097A.D.)
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To: ncountylee

I wonder if he's talked with al Gore who was recently in Saudi Arabia complaining, whining, piss*ng and moaning about the Administration not letting Saudis into the US as if they were from Canada.


8 posted on 02/14/2006 8:16:04 PM PST by elhombrelibre (MSM: de facto allies of America's enemies.)
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To: ncountylee

My suspicious mind wonders if somebody got paid off to approve this deal.

Yes, Chuckie is right.

How about the Junior Senator from New York? What does she thing of it?


9 posted on 02/14/2006 8:16:46 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: ncountylee
Chuckie is a smuck! And I wish I had taken him hunting...
10 posted on 02/14/2006 8:16:50 PM PST by Bender2 (Redid my FR Homepage just for ya'll... Now, Vote Republican and vote often!)
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To: ncountylee

Dammit... how'd we let Schumer take up this fight! What the f**k is going on! Quit doing business with the damn Muslims and let the cards fall where they will.


11 posted on 02/14/2006 8:18:13 PM PST by stand4somethin
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To: ncountylee

Just when you thought nothing could suck worse than the COSCO/Long Beach deal...


12 posted on 02/14/2006 8:19:35 PM PST by WestTexasWend
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To: ncountylee

I never thought I would agree with Schmucky, but I do. This sounds ridiculously risky. What is the deal?


13 posted on 02/14/2006 8:19:56 PM PST by alicewonders
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To: ozoneliar
Old Chucky is talking sense for once.

Rarely do I agree with Chuck's politics but on this one it's almost impossible to say he's wrong.

14 posted on 02/14/2006 8:20:36 PM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: WestTexasWend

what's that all about


15 posted on 02/14/2006 8:20:51 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (There's nothing "Mainstream" about the Orwellian Media!!!)
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To: ncountylee
Amazingly, I agree with Schumer on this issue 100%.

This isn't the first time this President has been wrong. He bows to foreign interests over American interests every time.

16 posted on 02/14/2006 8:22:10 PM PST by janetgreen (Washington fiddles while America is invaded!)
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To: ozoneliar
..If Bush OK'd this, that is a serious lapse in judgement.

Kind of like the lack of border security, Isreal policy, Harriet Myers.....

17 posted on 02/14/2006 8:23:46 PM PST by sangoo
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To: Cicero
My suspicious mind wonders if somebody got paid off to approve this deal

Thanks for stating the obvious.

Listen to Al Gore go insane to the Saudi's. Listen to James Baker kiss up to the Saudi's....

Our Arab "allies" own us.

18 posted on 02/14/2006 8:24:03 PM PST by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)
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To: alicewonders
I never thought I would agree with Schmucky, but I do



Thats what I thought myself...I was like:


19 posted on 02/14/2006 8:24:07 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (There's nothing "Mainstream" about the Orwellian Media!!!)
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To: janetgreen
Amazingly, I agree with Schumer on this issue 100%.

Me too...now I have to shower again.

20 posted on 02/14/2006 8:24:19 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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