WTF! Tampa Approves Port Deal To UAE

[kpete]

Company At Center Of Controversy May Move Into Tampa's Port

POSTED: 10:26 am EST February 22, 2006
UPDATED: 10:30 am EST February 22, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. -- Amid growing criticism of a deal to give a United Arab Emirates company a major presence in U.S. ports, Tampa port officials voted to move ahead with a deal that would see the company taking over cargo handling at the city's port.

Tampa Port Authority commissioners voted 6-1 Tuesday to continue contract discussions with a subsidiary of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., a London-based company that is being acquired by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally.

P&O operates facilities at six major seaports on the East and Gulf coasts, and that has key congressional leaders worried about potential security lapses once Dubai Ports World takes over.

President Bush on Tuesday brushed aside objections by leaders in the Senate and House that the $6.8 billion sale could raise risks of terrorism at American ports. In a forceful defense of his administration's earlier approval of the deal, he pledged to veto any bill Congress might approve to block the agreement.

http://www.local6.com/news/7327461/detail.html

[MadMaddie]

1. Jeb is behind this...

These criminals are not acting on the behalf of the American people. They are going to continue to do what they want when they want until they are stopped.

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. When has the Bush family ever acted on the behalf of the American people?

[The Backlash Cometh]

22. The Bush family are criminals. Now we have them acting in unison.

[FreedomAngel82]

25. More than likely

[txindy]

30. Yep, count on Jeb to get the ball rolling.

:eyes:

[converted_democrat]

2. My backdoor, great.. Just effing great.. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

23. Some of the 9/11 terrorists trained in Florida & under Jeb's watch.

We know what side they're on.

[efhmc]

3. How and why do they have this authority?

[Avalux]

4. Alright Jebbie!!

Apparently he's been told HIS port can go ahead with the deal, completely independent of the others. :wtf:

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Now you know why he isn't running again

[lpbk2713]

5. No doubt in my mind Jebster made someone a sweetheart deal.

I'd just like to know who and what the tradeoff was.

[aden_nak]

11. Wow, all the Bush boys have the same pouty face.

[lpbk2713]

24. Yeah. But this one's a little chubbier than his simian sibling ... n/t

[Flying Dream Blues]

6. Show. Me. The. Money. Nothing else explains this. nt

[Twist_U_Up]

7. His name is on the PNAC charter

and they are right on schedule

[spindrifter]

8. this demonstrates why

all of us who live in port cities ought to start finding out who operates the port terminals and start investigating terms of contracts. We snooze, we lose.

[MadMaddie]

10. Hey Spindrifter who is managing the Seattle Ports?

[spindrifter]

21. POS is a municipal

corporation that leases out operations to several companies. One is a local, privately held company, SSA, that does about a billion in business. The other operators, and I do not have access to the list right now, are foreign-owned/controlled. I thinkPOS was the first municipal corporation formed to run a port. If you want more info., p.m. me and I will try to get info. back to you tonite.

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[lakeguy]

13. sounds like the bush crime family doesn't care what

ANYONE thinks anymore. hope the freeps finally understand that these republicans aren't representing them or us...just the big money corps, CEOs and campaign donors.

don't have a 200k to give, no personal picture with bushdaddy, or a port deal.

[stop the bleeding]

14. I am not saying that Jeb is not behind this, but the City of Tampa

including Mayor Pam Iorio and other members of an approval board are the ones who approved this. As far as I know Jeb had nothing to do with it - at least on the surface. - this is all based on NPR reporting from a station that I listen to every morning in Tampa.

Hope this helps clarify things

[flvegan]

15. Considering that Rhonda Storms is against it, and Jeb is "ambiguous"

about it, according to the St. Pete Times, I don't know if Jeb's involved.

You and I listen to the same radio each morning, it sounds like, neighbor.

[stop the bleeding]

17. and I am a vegetarian, have been for about 5 years now

"love me some taters" "um hmm"

[Rainscents]

18. Of course, Jeb is involve... Behind the close curtain.

What Bush does, Cheney is always involve behind the close curtain.

[_testify_]

16. This is my home!

I am speechless.

The only thing I can say is I am surprised that the only nay vote came from Rhonda Storms. She is an uber-conservative, free-speech killing, gay-hating bootlick.

[FooFootheSnoo]

19. I can't believe Storms was the only one to vote no

We hate her at our house too.

[newyawker99]

27. Hi FooFootheSnoo!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Coexist]

20. Yeah, why would Tampa care - CentCom is only located here

on another note - they are one of the only cities that has not TURNED DOWN the GOP convention - but is ACTIVELY COURTING it.

Jeb sucks.

[FSogol]

28. When is Jeb's term up? n/t

[kcass1954]

29. Not soon enough!!! It's been a long 8 years. n/t