It's getting ridiculous... A company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports as part of a corporate sale, leaving a country with ties to the Sept. 11 hijackers with influence over a maritime industry considered vulnerable to terrorism... Last month, the White House appointed a senior DP (the company getting the ports) World executive, David C. Sanborn of Virginia, to be the new administrator of the Maritime Administration of the Transportation Department. Sanborn worked as DP World's director of operations for Europe and Latin America. The link is given to this story as it is the most in- depth article on the subject to date, has quotes, details, etc.