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President Bush on Thursday sought to calm an uproar over an Arab company taking over operations at six major American ports, saying "people don't need to worry about security."
US Senate passes foreign takeover security bill WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate on Friday passed a bill that would strengthen scrutiny by the government and intelligence services of foreign takeovers of US firms on national security grounds.
Bush Sought to Turn the American Ports Over to Dubai. Here\'s Why - Associated ContentThis is the most important story you will read this year.
Clinton aides had hand in Dubai dealIn the spring, when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was denouncing the Dubai Ports World deal, a consulting firm run by her top advisers was quietly lobbying for a Dubai takeover of two U.S. defense plants, Newsday has learned.
DP World Already Runs Miami PortsDubai Ports World has already been operating the ports in Miami. Why wasn't this made the big deal that the more recent one was.
Overseas Firms Entrenched in PortsThe decision by Dubai Ports World to abandon its effort to take over terminal operations at six U.S. seaports was a victory for the numerous politicians who have thundered in recent days that foreign companies have no business handling U.S. port operations.
The Dubai owned company DP World has decided not to take over managerial operations of six American ports. This is after an outcry of public protest based on the idea that it would be a threat to national security if a Middle Eastern country operated some of our ports.
Originally I was against the deal that would have leased the management of some US ports to the firm Dubai Ports World. But the more I thought about it, the more I supported the contract. I have four reasons:
Like most Americans I was alarmed at the prospect of the UAE controlling major shipping ports in the United States. Like most Americans I really had no working idea what the deal was about and how it truly affected us.
UAE Gives in to Ports PressureSuccumbing to intense political pressure from US congressmen a Dubai government owned company will sell its US port operations, sparing President George W Bush from a showdown with Congress over the controversy...
Dubai Firm to Give Up Stake in U.S. Ports - Yahoo! NewsAmerican xenophobia led to this. Nobody cared if the British ran the ports - P&O has operated here for years. This fear is rooted in ignorance and racism on the part of our elected officials. They should be ashamed of themselves.
UK court dismisses attempt to block P&O takeoverLawyers for the Florida-based company challenging the takeover told the British High Court "the concern is that the United Arab Emirates was associated with terrorist funding".
Up until now I wasn't sure whether the issue of Dubai Ports World running some US ports is an outrage, or just an example of *how things work* overblown because of fear and xenophobia.
Don't Dump on DubaiThe Dubai ports are clean, safe, and efficiently run. The U.S. Navy runs its own port security operation when our ships are in port, in cooperation with the UAE military.
UAE port takeover is 21 ports, not 6A United Arab Emirates government-owned company is poised to take over port terminal operations in 21 American ports, far more than the six widely reported.
Dubai Ports World to also lease container terminal at the port of VancouverSome grist for the mill: When the UAE based Dubai Ports World completes their acquisition of P&O Ports, they will not only have control over strategic American ports, they will also have a foothold in the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, considered to be a major international
NPR : Dubai Ports World a Multinational CorporationAn NPR sotry outlining the corporate structure of Dubai Ports World. The company is just like any other multinational corporation - American, European or otherwise and in fact, the CEO is an ex-pat American.
Ports of Politics: How to sound like a hawk without being one"[T]he notion that the Bush Administration is farming out port "security" to hostile Arab nations is alarmist nonsense. Dubai Ports World would be managing the commercial activities of these U.S. ports, not securing them. There's a difference.
United Arab Emirates Company Now Operates Port of New YorkDubai Ports World has acquired the British company that runs six U.S. ports including the Port of New York. President Bush needs to get a handle on these types of security risks before we all regret it.
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