Wednesday, February 22, 2006
UGLY FACE CONCEALED
A Financial Times editorial on Dubai’s takeover of US ports:
The current furore in Washington about the takeover of P&O, the UK-based ports operator, by Dubai Ports World says more about the United States Congress than the United Arab Emirates. The bluster about national security conceals one of the uglier faces of US protectionism—the one with the slightly racist tinge.
Could be something to that. Then again, I haven’t read much about the issue (incidentally, also headquartered in the UAE: delicious Mecca Cola!) Instapundit has a roundup of views.
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