Kerik: Port deal collapse may hurt, not help, security

[ProSense]

Why is he being quoted?

Port deal collapse may hurt, not help, security

Tue Mar 21, 2006 04:59 PM ET

By Michael Christie
FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - The debacle over a Dubai company's thwarted attempt to take over some U.S. port operations may end up undermining U.S. security because of its impact on counter-terrorism cooperation with Arab states, maritime experts said on Tuesday

The experts said the furor that led to state-owned Dubai Ports World promising to sell its interest in six U.S. ports it would acquire by buying the global assets of Britain's P&O had been driven by politics, ignorance and bigotry, and not by honest security concerns.

"For four years we have been trying to tell the Arabs that we are not anti-Arab, we are anti-fundamentalist," said Bernard Kerik, the former New York Police Department commissioner who oversaw rescue efforts after the September 11 attacks.

Kerik, who was nominated for homeland security secretary in 2004 but withdrew amid questions about the immigration status of his housekeeper and nanny, said Arab countries were as much a target of al Qaeda as was the United States, and should be embraced as allies, not turned into foes.

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[Fenris]

1. "...we are not anti-Arab, we are anti-fundamentalist..."

Well that's a load of horseshit.

[ixion]

3. indeed... because we sure do spend alot of blodd and money catering

to xian fundies. :grr:

[goclark]

4. He is a Bush Crook

He never cared one bit about an Arab until this deal.

Watch my words,he will get a BIG PIECE of the Port's Pie.

[MADem]

7. And democracy is only important when WE say it is!!!!

The UAE is run by seven royal despots, but that's just fine. Pakistan is run by a military dictator, and that is just swell. But Iraq....those folks WILL BE FREEDOM-LUVVIN' PEOPLES or DIE TRYING!!!!!!!

[Proud2BAmurkin]

2. Is that asshat Kerik still around?

scum

[CJCRANE]

5. Neocon also-ran..nt

[babylonsister]

6. Why would anyone believe anything Kerik has to say? nt

[MadMaddie]

8. They should have thought about that when for the last 5-6 years

they have been spouting Anti-Arab comments, allowing the religious right to scream Anti-Arab sentiment and not checking them...

<snip>
For four years we have been trying to tell the Arabs that we are not anti-Arab, we are anti-fundamentalist,"
<snip>
Blatent lie!!!

I am glad that their shit is starting to turn back on them and their poor decisons.....

[gizmo1979]

9. shouldn't he be in Prison?

Who the hell asked him to open his yapper.Get back under Gulianni's desk you freak.

[htuttle]

10. "Doze are some mighty nice ports dere..."

"...it would be a shame for anything to happen to dem. You know, they could have an accident, or fall off a truck or somethin'. Deese things happen, you know." -- Bernie da Goomba

(bzzzzzt! bzzzzzt! How do you like dem apples? bzzzzzt! bzzzzzt! You like dat taser? bzzzzzt!bzzzzzt!)

[realFedUp]

11. the ports deal was about the dollar vs. the euro

and now Saudis and the UAE are threatening to change
from dollars to euros, which would threaten our current
economy that doesn't have the gold to back up the
dollars. Wonder if Bush Inc. will now put them on
the enemies list?

[BeyondGeography]

12. Bernard Kerik: Corrupt cop or Man of Peace?

I vote for the former. Giuliani Partners must be on the DPW payroll.

[AX10]

13. Kerik and Rudy must be on the DPW payroll.

Police chiefs in port cities opposed the deal.