Thursday, February 23, 2006
Hat Tip to Michael Graham for pointing out this web site: Defend Our Ports. The subject matter and slant should be self-explanatory. They have posted an NRO article from Frank Gaffney which includes this interesting tid-bit of a quote:
On the flip side of the coin, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross -- no shrinking-violet in the War on Terror, he -- writes at the Counterterrorism Blog: The DP World Port Sale: Overblown Fears. Also see Jack Kelly at Irish Pennants: I have rarely been as ashamed of my fellow conservatives.
Also, Tom Glennon emails:
I believe that Dubai Ports World is either wholly or partially owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates. If either DPW or the UAE participates in the Arab boycott of Israel, would that not put them in conflict with America's anti-boycott federal law? And if they are participants in the boycott, how can they be allowed to be the successor in interest to the existing port operation contracts awarded to a British company that does not participate in the boycott.
I am not a lawyer, nor do I pretend to have any extraordinary insight into this type of business relationship. All I know is that the anti boycott law is still on the books, although enforced sporadically. Perhaps you can use your information base and contacts to see if my point has any validity...
Well, I'm not sure of the answer, but there's the interesting question.
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