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DUBAI — Terrorism is not an issue that can be held out against the Dubai Ports World (DPW) deal to operate US ports, Mohammed A. R. Galadari told WDEL radio station in the US State of Delaware. 'The Oklohoma bombing was carried out by an American. That does not mean Americans are terrorists. There were bombings and killings in Britain, but that does not mean you cannot deal with Britain, or it is not safe dealing with them,' Galadari told the radio in a debate aired live on the raging US ports management controversy. 'In every society there are bad...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The second in command at the Pentagon said Thursday that people who publicly oppose allowing a Middle Eastern company to take over management of some U.S. ports could be threatening national security. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told the Senate Armed Services Committee that blocking the deal could ostracize one of the United States' few Arab allies. "The terrorists want our nation to become distrustful," England said. "They want us to become paranoid and isolationist, and my view is we cannot allow this to happen. It needs to be just the opposite." The comments came as administration...