Port Nonsense

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by jaguar

If it was a European company noone would have batted an eyelid. Pathetic xenophobia. Excellent way to ostracise probably the most progressive of ME states.

I honestly don't think the scrapping of this deal really involved a fear of an Arab nation controlling major US ports. This was the spin the media put on it to whip up the public, but I really think this is all about kickbacks, behind-the-scenes deals, politics, and a lot of US businesses and contracts that we're not fully aware of.