3/3/2006 10:16 AM- "I read your blog entry, and I read your editorial in the Arlington Advocate. I agree that there are legitimate concerns about having a foreign government in charge of managing our ports. But I disagree that we need to be especially careful when the company is Arabic. Either we decide that critical port infrastructure should be run by domestic companies only, or we allow all our allies to compete freely for these contracts..." - Rafael from Arlington, MA
3/2/2006 10:48 PM- "...There has been too much emphasis placed on the fact that this is an Arab firm, and while it would certainly be easy to exploit Americans' current xenophobia and use this issue to further hammer the president's approval rating, it betrays the principles of fair treatment and equality that our [Democratic] party stands for...While it is legitimate to ask why the president was not aware of this deal and why no one liaised with congress, it is not legitimate to emphasize the ethnicity and citizenship of those in charge of this firm. I have a great deal of respect for you, and I know that you will continue to represent this district with courage and evenhandedness."-Jake from Medford, MA
3/2/2006 9:37 AM- "Stop this treasonous act of giving away our ports. The Dubai deal is a Trojan horse!"- Stuart from Wellesley, MA
2/28/2006 4:31 PM- "I am stunned by the proposal to have six of our major ports run by a government that has proven factions that hate the USA. I fully support your stance on this issue, and hope that the sale of our ports to the UAE is dissolved very soon." - Laura from Arlington, MA
2/24/2006 11:54 AM- "Please stop the Dubai Ports World deal. American ports should be owned, operated, managed and controlled by the states or cities in which they are located, with intensive, and constant congressional oversight, for the benefit of the American people..." - Arlo from Hadley, MA
2/24/2006 10:41 PM-"Do not allow any foreign run operation to control our ports. If need be, have the US military run them...PLEASE PORTECT OUR SHORES WITH AMERICAN COMPANIES OR AMERICAN SOLDIERS." Michael from Ashland, MA
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