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During the 12-day undertaking, crew members of flight STS-121 will test new equipment and techniques geared toward enhancing shuttle safety. They will also perform maintenance at the International Space Station (ISS), unload over two tons of supplies, and deliver European astronaut Thomas Reiter...
Dubai Ports World backed out of the deal to run U.S. ports after Congress threatened to nix it, but another Dubai-owned firm shows no signs of cutting its U.S. ties. Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a British firm bought in January by a Dubai government investment vehicle, has a $50 million contract with the U.S. Navy and provides maritime services at more than a dozen U.S. ports. ISS also arranges everything from fuel to fresh vegetables for naval vessels at Middle Eastern ports, and is believed to get Navy docking schedules in advance--data that could be invaluable to terrorists...
...Treasury Department, which signed off on the Dubai Ports deal, would not tell TIME whether ISS's sale to Dubai was even reviewed. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the deal presents "no immediate implications" for cargo security. But a Homeland Security official told TIME there is a "big, gaping hole" in vetting workers--at ISS and other firms--for access to ports...
...Navy doing business with a Dubai company? The Navy has long understood that it would be nearly impossible to rely solely on Western companies for critical services. ISS said in a statement that it has "undergone rigorous external security checks" and has "comprehensive internal policies on security...
...ISS, in fact, isn?t the only Dubai company that has won big business with the Pentagon. In December 2004, another such firm, Seven Seas Shipchandlers, won a $700 million contract to be the prime vendor for maintenance and repair operations for troops in the U.S. Central Command region, which includes the Middle East. Seven Seas has also provided food supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq. Another Dubai-based firm, MAC International, is under contract to deliver $67.2 million worth of police trucks to the Army. Those vehicles, however, will bear a stamp that should please any Washington pol: Made...