Let's Make A Deal

"Mansoor Ijaz is chairman of Crescent Investment Management LLC, a New York private equity firm developing homeland-security technologies related to Internet security, air and seaport-cargo security, and airship-surveillance technologies." In other words, this guys knows his stuff. He makes a good case for going ahead with this UAE port deal in this article that he entitles, Un-American - A disappointing and damaging response to the Dubai deal. "In May 2005, Dubai signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to prevent nuclear materials from passing through its ports. It also installed radiation-detecting equipment — evidence of a commitment to invest in technology. In October 2005, the UAE Central Bank directed banks and financial institutions in the country to tighten their internal systems and controls in their fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. These are not the actions of a terror-sponsoring state." Several people that I trust, including Mansoor Ijaz, Rich Galen and even General Tommy Franks have now come forward to endorse this deal. The UAE has been our ally in the War on Terror. And let's face it... We need all the friends we can get right now. Bio for Monsoor Ijaz Rich Galen's take on the Port Deal Tommy Franks video