I don't feel any safer now...

[Thunder]

that the United Arab Emirates will control our nations ports. Do you???

Feb 11, 9:52 AM EST

UAE company poised to oversee six U.S. ports

By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports - including New York and New Jersey - as part of a corporate sale, leaving a country with ties to the Sept. 11 hijackers with influence over a maritime industry considered vulnerable to terrorism. (snip)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_PORTS_SECURITY_BAOL-?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[thefool_wa]

1. This is just swell

It is bad enough that the government contracts out port operations at all, but to contract that service to a foreign corporation is just plain short sighted.

At the best end of what is wrong with this the export of more American tax money exported to a foreign corporation in the form of labor profits. At the worst end, surely this company will utilize its american workplaces to offer the opportunity to leave the war-torn middle east and move to America, and that makes it a potential avenue for terrorists.

I'm all for avenues of immigration, but when that avenue through those who control port operations in several large ports and from a nation that has, with or without the government's knowledge, been the home of militant anti-american terrorists, maybe we should error on the side of caution and say no.


question: This seems the type of thing that is part of a diplomatic package of some kind. We wouldn't just hand port control in NY and NJ over to any other nation without there being something in it for us. I wonder what is in this for us. Any thoughts?

[Thunder]

2. Sure we would....

if we wanted to invite another 'accident', so we could keep the war going endlessly. More money for the Defense contractors, etc..

[thefool_wa]

3. Welcome to the DU! (nt)

[bigtree]

4. !