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    • UAE warns of threat to investments in political row

      Posted by Billbar from Telegraph.c

      Economic Minister Sheikha Lubna al-Qassimi said, "There is no hesitation, this will not deter the UAE from investing further. This is a business deal that somehow got politicised. But when you have deals that are prolonged by interference of a political nature, it may encourage many countries to go into investments in other places." She said India, China and some countries in Europe would be the likely beneficiaries.

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    • U.S. Reviewing 2nd Dubai Firm

      Posted by Billbar from Washington Post

      The Bush administration, stung by the public outcry over the Dubai port deal, has launched a national security investigation of another Dubai-owned company set to take over plants in Georgia and Connecticut that make precision components used in engines for military aircraft and tanks.

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    • Dubai ports firm enforces Israel boycott

      Posted by Billbar from Jerusalem Post

      "Yes, of course the boycott is still in place and is still enforced," Muhammad Rashid a-Din, a staff member of the Dubai Customs Department's Office for the Boycott of Israel, which is a division of the PCZC, the same Dubai government-owned entity that runs Dubai Ports World.

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    • Coast Guard Has Port Co. Intel Gaps

      Posted by Billbar from Yahoo News!

      "There are many intelligence gaps, concerning the potential for DPW or P&O assets to support terrorist operations, that precludes an overall threat assessment of the potential" merger," an undated Coast Guard intelligence assessment says.

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    • Chron.com _ Sept. 11 Report Ties Bin Laden to UAE

      Posted by Damianmann from Chron

      The United States raised concerns with the United Arab Emirates seven years ago about possible ties between officials in that country and Osama bin Laden, according to a section of the Sept. 11 commission's report that details a possible missed opportunity to kill the al-Qaida leader.

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