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UAE-Ports Review

The issue that khblog presented in this post has raised much concern throughout the country regarding the safety of our ports. Here is another article on the proposed port management relationship with Dubai Ports.

Read the articles then answer three or more of the following questions.

In what cities would the Dubai-based company manage ports?

What is the Dubai-based company slated to control?

Why is the White House convinced that right decision has been made concerning the transaction?

What other countries operate port terminals in the United States? According to Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, why is the Dubai case different?
What relationship does the United States have with the United Arab Emirates, and why might that be a factor in the deal?
In what ways has the United Arab Emirates been linked to terrorism, and how does that factor into the debate?
Why are shipping industry experts “befuddled” by opposition to the Dubai deal?
According to Philip Damas, why is the location where port operation companies are based “irrelevant”? Why might company representatives consider the current outcry to be political?
What evidence do they point to as proof of their alliance with the United States against terrorism?
Why might the reaction against the company be “sending exactly the wrong message to the Arab world”?

posted by Mrs Hartman @ 2/27/2006 08:59:00 PM