Dubai Port Deal Smells of Cronyism

[HsiKang]

Add the secretive backdoor dealings per Bush trademark.


http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1161466,00.html

"Dubai Ports World has been taken by surprise over the furor, and is reportedly sending its Chief Operating Officer, the widely respected American shipping executive Edward "Ted" H. Bilkey to Washington for talks. Indeed, the Bush administration needn't wait for Bilkey to arrive; it could get a good assessment of the workings of Dubai Ports World from its own current nominee for the post of U.S. Maritime Administrator — Dave Sanborn, previously a top executive at Dubai Ports World."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185107,00.html

"WASHINGTON — Questioning the United Arab Emirates' track record in the War on Terror, seven U.S. lawmakers said Thursday they want a committee led by Treasury Secretary John Snow to thoroughly review a deal that would let a UAE-based firm run six major U.S. ports."

http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/16022006/325/lawmakers-urge-review-dubai-ports-deal.html

"Snow is a former chairman of freight rail company CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX - news) ., which sold its global port assets to Dubai Ports World for $1.15 billion in 2004 -- the year after Snow had left the company for the Bush administration."

[CJCRANE]

1. The B*sh admin are a strange group

of people. They seem to think that they cover up anything with a few talking points (but in reality they're doing the exact opposite of what they're saying).

[malaise]

2. Not strange at all

They are criminals seizing important assets.

[radfringe]

3. of course it is

dig beneath any deal bush* wants and you find a blood-sucking croney

chertoff jumped on the band wagon the other day, saying selling our ports was a balance between security and a robust economy

let's sell
- Homeland Security duties to Al-Qeada
- Border Security to Mexico

[iamthebandfanman]

4. the biggest thing i hate

is that this is just gonna get blamed on other people again.
they are already setting this up for homeland security to take responsibility for this happening.
ive already seen the news reports...'well homeland security approved of it!'

like i had stated in another thread about katrina
this administration and republicans hate the idea of a department of homeland security.
thats why its ran god aweful.
DHS was the idea of democrats way before 9/11 from my understanding.

[newyawker99]

5. Hi HsiKang!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: