The above is the lie being parroted by schumer and hillary.
How can one company that operates one terminal of many(with a Danish partner, how's that for irony) in a port be in "control" of management in that whole port.
P & O Ports operates the New York City Passenger Ship Terminal and owns a 50 percent interest in the Port Newark Container Terminal, which is the third-largest cargo terminal on the Port Authority's property. The other half-interest is owned by a subsidiary of Maersk Line, which is based in Denmark
But some on FR will believe hillary(who helped pardon terrorists) and schumer.
BTW when is hillary and schumer going to criticize Tiger Woods for playing golf in the UAE and taking(according to some on FR) tainted money.
Let them do it.
Very clever of the Democrats. Pretend to grab the national security issue by seizing on this non-issue with much appeal to the uninformed.
The way I've been reading FR lately, Hillary will have sizeable support among Freepers for doing this. Fascinating to watch.
You know, I've been thinking of this and I believe it is a ploy to get money from that UAE company for the Liberal Coffers. What with Gore and Clinton over there and raising money, (certainly some of that must go in to democratic coffers), I can't help but think this is nothing more than a shake down of the UAE for campaign money.
It's like a mini Chinagate.
Santorum, Coburn, Peter King - also want this stopped.
momentum is building on this, it will be stopped.
Hillary is riding the national security issue. If she gets on the open border problem and the WOT she might pick up a few votes here and there. Pure opportunism in action.
UAE or any other Arab nation has no business running terminals at our ports period. If they do so it should be only under the constant noses of our security forces.
This is a good political move by the NY senators.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I just cannot contain myself; what damn hubris!
Right, national security concerns...that must have been on page 18 of their 20 page, single spaced list of reasons to oppose the Bush administration.
This grossly understates the poor communication tactics of the Bush administration. Tell me, folks, what are the top three reasons this is being done? bet you can't name one off the top of your head, because there have been none stated...none.
Maybe there's a good reason to award this contract to the country that spawned 9/11, but I can't think of one and I read all the news I possibly can. I think Rice's statement is outright arrogant in its complete disregard for the need to inform the American People.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
"Sens. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Hillary Clinton of New York, both Democrats, said they would offer legislation to ban companies owned or controlled by foreign governments from acquiring U.S. port operations, targeting the $6.8 billion purchase of P&O (PO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) by Dubai Ports World."
Good for them since no Republicans had the guts to do it.
Especially when we block the Chinese from buying Occidental Petroleum ?
Any rational American (especially Freepers) would be highly suspect of foreign nationals, especially Islamics, in our ports. We know that the ports are our most vulnerable Achilles heel.
Total insanity !!
In fact this whole matter stinks - it appears to me that some rich Dubai Arabs are greasing Congressional palms.
BUMP
Hitlery nor any Communist Rat ever, NEVER get my support, however, I do wish that Republicans had done something along these lines.
The whole thing sound stupid and trumped up to me. UAE has been one of our most steady allies in the region. The ports will still be under our port athorities and coast guard. And, they are not Red Chinese, Saudi's or Iranians. So, what really is the problem?
If that were the case, the GOP would be finished for a generation and the Dems would be riding high to easy victories in 2006, 2008 and beyond!