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US Coast Guard rebuffs security concerns.
(From Lloyds List)
THE US Coast Guard has rejected a claim by politicians that it had raised 'concerns' about DP World's potential support for terrorism, stating that the so-called revelations were 'taken out of context' and ignored the USCG conclusion that no such threat existed, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York .
Just as it appeared that the Dubai controversy would vacate the front pages, lawmakers including Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine trumpeted what was described as a 'declassified' USCG assessment.
A Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing was told that this purported assessment concluded that because of US intelligence gaps, the USCG could not determine whether the United Arab Emirates firm might support terrorists.
Ms Collins, the committee chair, declared: 'I am more convinced than ever that the process was truly flawed. I can only ...
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