Any port in the terrorist storm

On Sunday, the Australian government issued the following alert to its citizens: "We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in the United Arab Emirates because of the high threat of terrorist attack. We continue to receive reports that terrorists are planning attacks against Western interests in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Commercial and public areas frequented by foreigners are possible terrorist targets."

The United States has approved a business deal that would turn over the operation of six major American ports to a company that is owned by the UAE, the very country Australians are to be wary of visiting. The obvious question is: If it is dangerous for an Australian to travel to the UAE because of terrorism, isn't it even more dangerous for a company owned by UAE to own the rights to American ports where terror might be directly, or indirectly, imported?

Cal Thomas

Cal steps off the Bush reservation once again. I'm glad someone of his stature is raising the issue. I see no difference between this and the Clinton State Department's okay of the sale of missile plans to the Chinese. We labeled Clinton a traitor for that, and rightly so. Doesn't Bush deserve the same treatment?