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February 17, 2006
US: UAE Port Takeover Protests Gather Steam
The following story is making the rounds in both the mainstream media and the blogosphere: Lawmakers urges White House to review Arab port takeover
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. lawmakers formally asked the Bush administration Thursday to reconsider its approval of a sale giving a company in the United Arab Emirates control over significant operations at six major American ports.The lawmakers, including four senators and three House members, sharply criticized the UAE as inconsistent in its support of U.S. anti-terrorism efforts.
They also said the country was a key transfer point for shipments of nuclear components sent to Iran, North Korea and Libya and was one of only three nations that had recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government.
"Outsourcing the operations of our largest ports to a country with a dubious record on terrorism is a homeland security and commerce accident waiting to happen," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York. "The administration needs to take another look at this deal."[...]
Senator Schumer is a douchebag, but he is right on this. The UAE is a viciously pro-Jihad Muslim (the term "Arab" in most of these discussions is misleading) country, and it would be extremely easy for the Jihadis to infiltrate Dubai Ports, a government-owned firm. According to Michelle Malkin, it is up to the President to stop the deal. We'll see what happens on this score.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at February 17, 2006 10:55 AM
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