2006
Congress Questions Ports Takeover; Bush Threatens Veto
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The U.S. Congress is calling for legislation to stop or delay the takeover of six major U.S. ports by a UAE company. This move is perceived as a possible threat to our national security. President Bush is threatening a veto if such a bill comes to him.
According to BBC:
The threat came as Bill Frist, leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, said he would move a blocking law if the government did not delay the deal.
The issue has developed into a very serious political standoff between Mr Bush and senior Republicans, the BBC’s Justin Webb reports.
And continuing:
Sen Frist is the most senior Republican and the most senior figure in the Senate to oppose the deal.
Senior Republicans believe Mr Bush should have paid more attention to the way the deal would be perceived in the US, our correspondent says.
Critics fear an increased risk of terrorist attacks, pointing out that the UAE was the home of two of the hijackers involved in the 11 September 2001 attacks.
Democratic Sen Charles Schumer of New York said: "This company is coming out of a country that has had a strong al-Qaeda presence.
The six ports to be handed over to the UAE company are New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans and Miami. And many of the political leaders of these cities were not aware of the pending change until the story came out.
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