Who's Afraid of Dubai Ports World? 
How many times have we been told that this deal would not affect security at the ports, that the security would still be under the control of the Coast Guard? Yeah, well, it turns out that the Coast Guard is worried about the deal.
The Coast Guard warned that "intelligence gaps" prevented a broad assessment of any security risks posed by the takeover of some U.S. shipping terminals by a United Arab Emirates company, a Senate hearing revealed Monday.
While Republicans try to launch the "anybody agin' the deal is a racist" attack, the Coast Guard has more serious concerns.
"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," a Coast Guard report on the potential deal stated."The breadth of the intelligence gaps also infer potential unknown threats against a large number of potential vulnerabilities."
So now the very people who are charged with security, are also noting that the DP World deal was not adequately evaluated and may represent a real risk. That should put a dent in a few talking points.
KEYWORDS: Dubai, UAE, port deal, Coast Guard
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