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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Bill who wrote (728006)2/25/2006 4:47:18 PM
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U.S. Customs agents stationed in the United Arab Emirates are currently helping to inspect shipments destined for America at the ports of Dubai and Jebel Ali - the country's two biggest seaports - as part of an agreement signed by the UAE nearly a year before the Dubai ports controversy erupted.

NationalReviewOnline's Mansoor Ijaz reports that Dubai was "the first Middle East government to accept the U.S. Container Security Initiative as policy to screen all containers for security hazards before heading to America."

Two months later, Dubai signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to prevent nuclear materials from passing through its ports, which included installing radiation-detecting equipment.

Announcing the container security agreement on the U.S. Custom's web site, Customs and Border Commissioner Robert C. Bonner said that by signing on to the program, Dubai "has acknowledged the absolute importance of securing cargo against terrorists.

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