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/ 28 February 2006

US opposition to UAE port firm takeover seen as racist

The fierce opposition in the United States to a management takeover of six US ports by a Dubai-based company is seen by Gulf analysts as unjustified and even racist. "There is a racist dimension in this matter, and that is because the firm linked to the deal is Arab, which, in the opinion of some people, should not manage US ports," said Emirati political analyst Abdul Khaleq Abdullah.