Despite Fears, a Dubai Company Will Help Run Ports in New York

[kpete]

Despite Fears, a Dubai Company Will Help Run Ports in New York

By PATRICK McGEEHAN
Published: February 17, 2006

The Bush administration dismissed the security concerns of local officials yesterday and restated its approval of a deal that will give a company based in Dubai a major role in operating ports in and around New York City.

Dubai Wins Bidding Battle for P.& O. (February 11, 2006) Representatives of the White House and the Treasury Department said they had given their approval for Dubai Ports World to do business in the United States after a rigorous review. The decision, they said, was final.

Dubai Ports World is buying the British company that currently operates the cruise-ship terminal on the West Side of Manhattan, one of the biggest cargo terminals in New York Harbor, and terminals in Philadelphia, Baltimore and other big ports.

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"In the post-9/11 world, there should have been a presumption against this company," said Mr. King, a Republican. He added that people in the intelligence community had told him they had concerns about how the company operated the port of Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/nyregion/17ports.html

[Coastie for Truth]

1. The Port Security Lieutenant, USCG, does not concur

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From: Lieutenant Coastie, Port Safety Branch

1. The Lieutenant, Port Safety Branch does not concur in the acquisition of the P&O assets by Dubai Ports World.

2. The security implications are unacceptable.

2. The increased budgetary impact could necessitate significant cuts elsewhere in the DHS budget.



"Coastie"
Lieutenant, United Coast Guard (Honorable Discharge)
by direction

[Armstead]

2. Whatever happened to Buy American?

Apart from the seurity concerns it is f'd up that they didn't look for an AMERICAN company to operate such crucial facilities.

And these assholes are for "Making America Strong?"

[Stephanie]

3. Bloomberg can still cancel their lease agreement

And he damn well better!