Arab Co. To Oversee New York Ports

A company in the United Arab Emirates is about to take over major operations at six American ports, including New York and New Jersey.
That leaves a country with ties to the September 11th hijackers with influence over a maritime industry considered vulnerable to terrorism.

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Senator Schumer yesterday called on the Department of Homeland Security to review a federal committee’s decision to allow Dubai Ports World, a company owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates, to oversee six American ports.

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The White House is also launching its investigation, and could kill the deal.

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John McCain Sen. From AZ Rips Hillary Clinton and other critics on Ports ‘Hysteria’.

And The White House says it will accept an Arab-based company’s offer for a broader review of its deal to run terminals at six leading American ports.