looking for news on US Seaports being turned over to Dubai or UAE?
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a uae government owned company is taking over some 13 ports in the us as far as managing the loading unloading etc.
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P & O, an English Company was selling its operations to the Dubai based firm.  P & O was already operating several ports in the US.  The Dubai company would succeed to P & O's contract.
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I didn't realize that Bermuda was for sale.  I'd like to buy Australia if its open.  Or perhaps even Park Place.
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In Dubai or anywhere else you have to make your questions clear. Will you Rewrite thisagain? :)
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Hong Kong or Tokyo or Dubai.
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Well, first off, the company is owned by the UAE government, which, while I wouldn't exactly say is a close friend of the U.S., is an ally.  Second, all the company is doing is taking over managing the ports -ownership will still belong to the various port authorities in each city.  The managing of the port will not involve controlling security -again, that responsibility belongs to the port authorities, to the Coast Guard, and to U.S. Customs & Border Protection.\n\nIt should also be noted that the government has been aware of a possible takeover of P&O by Dubai Ports World since last fall.  The only real reason a stink was suddenly raised was after some union members complained to the mayor of Miami.  The White House has said extra security precautions were taken in vetting this deal, but it was still approved.  Some maritime security experts also agree, since DPW will not have any control over security procedures.  What it's really about is politics & shoring up union support for the Democrats (plus to look like they're actually beating the GOP on national security for once), while for some Republicans, it's about either supporting their constituents, or attempting to "claim their independence" from Bush, whatever that means.\n\nFinally, after having perused the Gulf News (a major English-language daily in Dubai), I get the impression that they generally associate this sort of complaint with the GOP or "American rightists", but they are especially angry at the New York Times, since they generally see the Times as a paper which tries to counter cultural hatred or whatever.\n\nSo, it's not really a "takeover", since the ports will still be under U.S. ownership -rather, it's who they hire to handle the day-to-day operations.  The longshoremen's unions are freaked out because they don't want to lose any jobs -something that I doubt would happen, but union guys are particularly paranoid about that in my experience, to the point where they make it more inefficient to get work done.  But, I think were we to stop this deal simply because they're an Arab country, it would send the wrong message to the Middle East & the world in general.  So, yes, I think Bush is actually doing the right thing.
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Kuwait maybe. not sure
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I do not object to this sale.  Please TRY to understand: Those ports are NOT being sold at all.  They will still be owned by Americans; Americans will still provide security; Americans will still work at the ports.  All that is being sold is the company (P&O) that manages freight handling at the ports.\nWe are not being sold down the river.  The government of Dubai will not receive classified info on our military shipments from the ports.  Who cares if they know how many Barbie dolls and sneakers are being shipped to the US?\nShutting Muslims out of the US business community for no good reason only serves to alienate them, and hinders our ability to fight terrorism.
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I am not sure what it is you are asking but if you are asking that should the government go with the deal, I'd say sure. As long as Bush and his cronies benefit from the deal, who cares about anything else?\nIf you are asking WILL the government go for the deal, I think it will go through. Neither the government of UAE nor the company that will be put in charge of the project benefit from terrorist attack on the US ports. Global business is likes calm continuity to prosper. The money will not go far either. Thanks to multinational financial corporations and big business, money spent on security of US ports to a Dubai based company will be deposited in the Hong Kong branch of an English bank account backed by US government bonds.
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The October surprise. I think they could blow up some more buildings with Americans in them. I hope it is Exxon Mobile of Texas building in Houston this time though. I'm with the Dixie Chicks about not forgiving. They just put out a new CD about not forgiving.
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Check information for Industrial revolotion transportation\nlook for maritime trasportation, if you specifically know of a tranportation type such as steamships look there, canal transportation and use.\nSteam engine, rail line, canals and river, ocean shipping.\ngood luck.
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From United Arab Emirates, this should give you your information:\n\nhttp://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=356022\n\nGood Luck!
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Update: \n"He became aware of it over the last several days," McClellan said. Asked if Bush did not know about it until it was a done deal, McClellan said, "That's correct."\n\n\nFirst of all, I just want to say that it's obvious not "all Arabs are terrorists" and objection to this port deal is not suggesting in the least bit that they are.  You see a lot of the educated Congressmen, of both parties, objecting to the sale of these ports to a UAE company.  These are intelligent, educated people and you think that they are objecting to this deal because they believe that all Arabs are terrorists?  I think not.  The first perons who answered this question is the one who needs to get educated.\n\nIt is justifiable to say that giving control of these major US ports to a company in the UAE poses a threat to national security.  This situation is comparable to the notion of "probable cause."  If a police officer sees a person driving dangerously and erratically he has reason to believe that this person might be intoxicated.  If two of the September 11 hijackers came from the UAE and money used to fund those attacks went through UAE banks, we have reason to believe that giving control of major ports to a UAE company is an added threat to security.\n\nThere is no argument against the fact the UAE is located in a region of the world where anti-Western sentiment is strong.  UAE control of these ports gives people a greater opportunity to act of these feelings.\n\nSorry to say, but there is a difference between a British company operating these ports and a UAE company operating these ports.  I am a strong supporter of President Bush on 95% of the issues, but I do not know where his head is regarding this issue, if he really did know about this before the deal was made.
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We weren't.  What happened is that the British company that held the contract to manage the ports was purchased by Dubai World Imports, a port management company owned by the UAE.  This led to worries that the UAE would use access to the ports as a way to sneak terrorists into the country. Congress was simply trying to decide wether to get out of the contract and go with another company or maintain the status quo.\n\nThe ports are still owned by the United States and security is handled by the Coast Guard.  The management company only handles day to day operations.\n\nWe are looking for a management company now, because the UAE has withdrawn any claims to that contract.
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Probably not, why would so many senators and congressman in both political parties be against it if it were a good idea.  The real question should be why does President Bush want Dubai to own the ports so bad?
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bahrain or maybe qatar.
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They are not. UAE is not taking over port management.  Dubai Ports World a company based out of UAE is taking over ports management. P&O based out of Britain(Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation) was managing the ports. P&O was bought by Dubai Ports World.