I found JIMMY HOFFA

The president or Congress must insist that P&O Ports, the London-based company that currently operates the six major ports in question, offer its U.S. operations for sale to experienced, reputable U.S.-based port companies.

In its request for bids, P&O indicated it would only consider those for its entire worldwide operations. That’s wrong. There are three U.S. companies -- Seattle-based Stevedoring Services of America; Oakland, Calif.-based Marine Terminals Corporation; and Elisabeth, N.J.-based Maher Terminals, Inc.—that have the resources to operate our ports. And these companies should be given that chance.

If a U.S. company—with American security interests in mind—does not operate these ports, then the federal government should.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-p-hoffa/goodbye-dubai_b_16256.html

Furthermore, I am disturbed by the Bush administration’s willingness to ignore the obvious increased security threats of opening our nation's ports to the UAE while invoking dubious concerns about supposed terrorist risks in depriving U.S. citizens employed by the Homeland Security Department of their right to form and join unions.

Union members were both victims and heroes during the 9-11 tragedy. Treating union members as a security risk while, at the same time, outsourcing vital operations of the nation's ports to companies based in countries known to harbor terrorists raises serious questions about the administration's true agenda.