Lawmakers Urge Greater Review of UAE Firm's Deal to Run Six U.S. Ports

www.foxnews.com ^ | Thursday, February 16, 2006 | Sharon Kehnemui Liss

[MNJohnnie]

Really bizarre how "Conservatives" are busy pushing a made up propaganda line dreamed up by Chucky Schumer and the Democrat Senate Election committee. You DO realize the ONLY reason they are pushing this nonsense is so they can say "See we are tough on security issues" It pure stupid nonsense. They have NO security function. You would do better corrupting or blackmailing a Customs Official then run this company. this is a NON story.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't think I've ever seen a story with such a long shelf-life here on FreeRepublic after it has been thoroughly debunked here at least a dozen times.

[MNJohnnie]

Because the DNC SPIN being put on the story is a fraud. It is being implied that they are taking over port security. NO THEY DO NOT. The Fed Govt runs Port Security. They are a private company that RUNS the port operations. IT is just the 1st step in Chucky Schumer and his insane clown posse pushing for "Let's put the Govt in charge of the ports". It has the added benefit of allowing Chucky to posture as being "tough on security issues" while actually doing NOTHING serious. The Dems want this so they can swell union membership and there DNC campaign contributions like they did after 9-11 with the Air Line Baggage Screeners. IT is PURE total BS.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Things Which Make Your Head Explode™.

[Wolfie]

If this was happening under a Dem adminstration, the Bush-bots would be SCREAMING bloody murder.

[sure_fine]

wait until they buy up the cooperate hog farms

[raybbr]

How old are you?

[jammer]

It's only old enough to pull a fax from the RNC and retype it on FR.

[raybbr]

It's only old enough to pull a fax from the RNC and retype it on FR.

LOL!

[sasha123]

Last week 4 republicans and 3 democrats wrote a letter to Snow for a full investigation. I think Hillary is getting in on it now for political purposes because she was not around when this letter was written.

www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Dubai_Ports_letter.pdf

[ARealMothersSonForever]

The Dems want this so they can swell union membership and there DNC campaign contributions like they did after 9-11 with the Air Line Baggage Screeners. IT is PURE total BS.

The request for open hearings seems to be bi-partisan. It would seem to be in Americans' best interest to insure that the contractual ownership issues are clarified before the ownership transfer. It would not be unusual to require a divested holding when foreign state ownership is prohibited. I for one would rather our elected representatives review this deal. Not a political hack in DHS. No matter which party the hack belongs to.

[sasha123]

AMEN!