Comments on: Ports o’Potty

By: California Conservative » They’re American Ports

California Conservative » They’re American Ports — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:20:46 +0000

[...] Publisher’s note: What Hillary et al and the media are (perhaps intentionally) failing to recognize: The ports may be American, but they’ve been “managed” by foreigners for decades. It just so happens that the UAE are buying out a British company. [...]

By: Fred Fry

Fred Fry — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:00:58 +0000

You want a security threat in the ports? Here is a good one that blows the fuss about this deal away:

Try this Port threat on for Size

I bet the general public doesn’t know that Saudis are calling US ports all the time. If the UAE is a threat because two 9/11 hijackers came from there, how much of a threat are the Saudis? On cargo ships? In US ports?

By: Gozer

Gozer — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:35:17 +0000

This whole thing is a “non-issue” to me.

1. Have you seen how many American Companies do this job? I do believe there isn’t an American company in the top 10 in the world on port management. (There might not even BE one)

2. Americans will still be working these ports they’ll just get paid by someone else.

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:16:38 +0000

A Face-Saving Dubai Deal in the Works?

GOP officials are apparently mulling over a deal that would allow for a new review of the Dubai Port