‘Intelligence gaps’ in ports deal

Apparently all was not sweetness and light with government agencies concerning the DPW ports deal:

U.S. Coast Guard officials warned that “many intelligence gaps” prevented them from providing the Bush administration with an accurate assessment of the threat posed by the sale of operation rights at key U.S. ports to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates.

“There are many intelligence gaps, concerning the potential for DPW or P&O assets to support terrorist operations, that precludes an overall threat assessment of the potential DPW and P&O Ports merger,” says an internal Coast Guard analysis released by the committee yesterday. “The breadth of the intelligence gaps also infer potential unknown threats against a large number of potential vulnerabilities.”

Another reason why the other look at this situation is entirely warranted. Maybe everything would be OK – but we need to find out for sure!