RE: Can someone exlpain this to me?

["Ryan Counts" <rcounts () parkplacetexas com>]

I guess I'm missing the point here, but it seems as if we have a problem
with a British (foreign) company being bought by another foreign
company.  So it's alright if British companies run ports in the US, but
not alright for Dubai (or Middle Eastern?) companies?  Would the same
stink be raised if a German company was the buyer?  How about an Israeli
company?  I honestly don't see a problem here; can someone enlighten me?
I mean, I could see a problem if those shifty Canadians were trying to
sneak in...

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Fergie
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 11:08 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] Can someone exlpain this to me?

WTF?

Via The NYT.

[snip]

"Despite Fears, a Dubai Company Will Help Run Ports in New York"

The Bush administration dismissed the security concerns of local
officials yesterday and restated its approval of a deal that will give a
company based in Dubai a major role in operating ports in and around New
York City.

Representatives of the White House and the Treasury Department said they
had given their approval for Dubai Ports World to do business in the
United States after a rigorous review. The decision, they said, was
final.

Dubai Ports World is buying the British company that currently operates
the cruise-ship terminal on the West Side of Manhattan, one of the
biggest cargo terminals in New York Harbor, and terminals in
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other big ports.

[snip]

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/nyregion/17ports.html

Figure that shit out, will ya?

- ferg

--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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