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Feb. 25th, 2006 12:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mrphAs some people will already be aware, there's a certain concern about Dubai Ports World taking control of six U.S. ports.
"From our point of view, we don't want foreigners controlling our ports" - Thomas Kean
Fair enough. But the only reason that DP World is in this position is that they've just bought P&O - who already had control of those ports. And P&O was based in London, not American...
"From our point of view, we don't want foreigners controlling our ports" - Thomas Kean
Fair enough. But the only reason that DP World is in this position is that they've just bought P&O - who already had control of those ports. And P&O was based in London, not American...
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Date: 2006-02-25 06:02 pm (UTC)It's a pity that the majority of 'merkins probably won't get the irony of this situation.