Re: Can someone exlpain this to me?

["Ahmad Elkhatib" <ahmad.elkhatib () gmail com>]

And one more thing i would like to add to this discussion (I live in Dubai).


Dubai is the only major middle eastern city that has not suffered a
terrorist attack ever. So actually this acquisition might bring in some
invaluable experience in terms of preventing terrorism from happening in the
first place.

-Ahmad



On 2/17/06, Jon O. <jono () networkcommand com> wrote:
> Fergie:
>
> Remember that big trench we dug a long time
> ago down south?
>
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ll=9.009697,-79.603243&spn=2.576827,5.493164
>
> Guess who owns it now:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchison_Whampoa
>
> Also, not sure how you can assume this wasn't reviewed, dicussed,
> vetted, and committee'd just because it didn't have the outcome
> you'd expect. People have all kinds of motivations. Who knows
> what kind of deal was nailed out that had a secondary result
> of a US port being sold. We used to build 16-inch gun placements
> near ports -- making some dough for our debt is better than
> building guns right?
>
>
>
>
>
> > Several lawmakers, including Representative Peter T. King of Long
> Island, who is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and
> Senator Charles E. Schumer, have criticized the administration for its
> approval of the deal, saying it was done too quickly and without enough
> scrutiny of the ramifications for security at American ports.
> > [snip]
> >
> > The problem, my young friend, is that this is yet another example
> > of critical security decisions being made in a vacuum, without
> > proper vetting --  otherwise known as 'adult supervision'.
> >
> > - ferg
> >
> >
> >
> > -- "Ryan Counts" <rcounts () parkplacetexas com> wrote:
> >
> > 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...
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > --
> > "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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