I'll be a DU star that CARLYLE has a stake in the UAE Ports Company.

[elehhhhna]

Betcha betcha betcha.

[txindy]

1. Somewhere along the line.

I'm with you.

[lonestarnot]

2. We need to do this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x470820

[rfranklin]

3. I think you're absolutely correct...

Why else would they be pushing this so hard when it looks so bad?

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[annabanana]

7. "cross party investors"

[txindy]

9. I'd ask where you get your 'information'.

But it's painfully obvious.

:popcorn:

[elehhhhna]

10. Double-cross party investors. Why you so in love with 'em, anyway?

[zanne]

5. What does your pyramid represent?

I like what you've done with it, but what is the purpose of the triangle?

[elehhhhna]

12. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs:

I suspect it's a pyramid because the bottom needs are more necessary than the top ones, plus they build on each other--if you lack safety, for example, you aren't too caught up in self-actualization.

[Cyrano]

6. You must be a terrorist. Who else would think that Bush/Cheney/Rove

are the type of people who would sell our national security for personal profit. I'm shocked, shocked, that you'd hold such a belief.

I'd report your thought crime, but the NSA probably already knows about it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. I'll take your bet

I'll start by giving a link to a news story saying it's owned by the Dubai royal family.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/dubai-bidding-for-a-piece-of-the-british-empire/2005/10/31/1130720481707.html

So can you find anything saying the Carlyle Group owns part of it?

[WinkyDink]

14. I don't know if this is relevant, but this is from last November:

"Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which between them raised more than US$15 billion (HK$117 billion) for new buyout funds this year, are getting backing from Dubai.
Dubai International Capital, a government-backed buyout fund set up in October last year, invested in the US$8 billion fund Carlyle raised in March and in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' 4.5 billion euro (HK$40.8 billion) European takeover fund, chief executive Sameer al- Ansari said Wednesday. The fund also invests in Asia through firms such as Newbridge Capital."
http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=10&art_id=5889&sid=5533595&con_type=1&d_str=20051118

[dogday]

11. You mean the Company that Poppy was CEO of until

right before the start of the war?

[Arkansas Granny]

13. Knowing the the BFEE and the Saudi's have close business and

personal ties, I've had to wonder if this didn't influence the deal. It wouldn't surprise me to find that Carlyle would benefit by this sale.

[annabanana]

15. Carlyle connection has been made!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=467895&mesg_id=470985

And the winnah is: mzteris!!

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[muriel_volestrangler]

17. That doesn't say anything about Carlyle having a stake in DPW

Carlyle bought part of CSX; DPW bought another part. You'll have to do better than that.

[annabanana]

18. read the whole thread linked in #13. . . .n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. No link in post #13 at all n/t

[trof]

20. OK, you want a smoking gun? Here:

DP WORLD EXECUTIVE NOMINATED FOR PRESITIGOUS US GOVT POSITION
Feb. 20, 2006

Dubai, 24 January 2006: - Global ports operator DP World today welcomed news that one of its senior executives, Dave Sanborn, has been nominated by US President George W. Bush to serve as Maritime Administrator a key transportation appointment reporting directly to Norman Mineta the Secretary of Transportation and Cabinet Member.

The White House has issued a statement from Washington DC announcing the nomination. The confirmation process will begin in February.

Mr Sanborn currently holds the position of Director of Operations for Europe and Latin America for the Dubai-based company

Mohammed Sharaf, CEO, DP World said:
“While we are sorry to lose such an experienced and capable executive, it is exactly those qualities that will make Dave an effective administrator for MarAd. We are proud of Dave’s selection and pleased that the Bush Administration found such a capable executive. We wish him all the best in his new role.”

Ted Bilkey, Chief Operating Officer, DP World said:
“Dave’s decades of experience in markets around the world, together with his passion for the industry and commitment to its development, will allow him to make a positive contribution to the work of the Maritime Administration. We wish him well for the future.”

Mr Sanborn, a graduate of The United States Merchant Maritime Academy, joined DP World in 2005. He previously held senior roles with shipping lines CMA-CGM (Americas), APL Ltd and Sea-Land and has been based, besides the US, in Brazil, Europe, Hong Kong and Dubai during his career. He has also served in the US Naval Reserve.

Mr Sanborn is due to take up his new role based in Washington DC later in 2006.


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