Rich Karlgaard posts a summary of analyses of the Dubai Ports World deal.  I’ve been trying to stay away from politics on this blog (Mardi’s request), but the heated opinions on this deal seem to have an underlying smell of dubious intentions.  If the LA Times actually says something right, then there really has to be some issues yet to be discussed.

Link: Digital Rules By Rich Karlgaard:  Best Analysis of Dubai Ports Fiasco.

From the L.A. Times:

“Protectionists Rejoice! The dastardly United Arab Emirates company that would have presumed to unload containers of underwear and toothpaste on U.S. soil has backed down, and it will now divest its U.S. port interests to an American entity. Rest assured, the nation is now safe from dangerous Middle Eastern accountants and port logistics specialists. More…