What happens if the port deal is blocked? Who runs the ports?

[entanglement]

n/t

[mula_triestina]

1. who runs the ports?

What about Americans?

[w8liftinglady]

2. from what I understand,the deal is done

-can't be challenged unless they prove some kind of fraud on the part of DP World.

[FearofFutility]

4. That's my understanding too n/t

[xiamiam]

5. how about conflict of interest by those who approved the deal?

[Champion Jack]

3. Who run barter town?

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Maybe it's a ploy to hand them over to Halliburton

If work slow down in Iraq.

"OK...If Americans wont accept foreign companies running the ports, we'll go to the only domestic company suitable (no bid)."

[entanglement]

7. With these crooks, I'd say anything's possible

n/t

[Justice Is Comin]

8. Correct a mundo.

Done deal. If they think they have problems now that the deal has gone through, watch what happens if Bush pulls another Miers and tries to pull it from the UAE.

This is a twin win. Thanks Chertoff. I thought we'd have to settle for just Katrina.