Portgate by the numbers

Miscellaneous facts and figures about Dubai and Portgate:

7: The number of emirates, including Dubai, which make up the United Arab Emirates (or UAE). The President and Premiership are hereditary positions. [Nation Master]
300: The number of islands in the newly constructed "The World Islands" real estate development. [The World] Rod Stewart reportedly owns "Britain." [Fox News]
13: The number out of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers who entered the US through Dubai. [USA Today; 9/11 Commission]
$125,000: The approximate amount wired to the 9/11 hijackers through Dubai banks (constituting roughly half the funds spent on the 9/11 attacks). [AP; 9/11 Commission]
6: The number of U.S. ports involved in the Dubai Ports World deal, according to initial media reports. [AP]
22: The number of U.S. ports actually involved in the DP World deal. [AP]
$6.8 billion: The amount DP World paid to purchase London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. [AP]
8: The number of deals the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) investigated out of the 470 deals reviewed it between 1997 and 2005, according to the GAO. The GAO report noted that "according to Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense officials, vulnerabilities can result from foreign control of critical infrastructure." [Media Matters; GAO.gov]
"Almost never": Regularity with which the CFIUS met, according to Richard Perle, former Defense Policy Board member. "The committee almost never met, and when it deliberated it was usually at a fairly low bureaucratic level . . . I think it's a bit of a joke." [CBS News]
0: The number of copies of business records DP World would be required to keep on U.S. soil under the White House's secret agreement with the firm. [AP]
2: The number of Bush administration appointees who have ties to DP World. Treasury Secretary John Snow was chairman of CSX, which was sold to DP World one year after he joined the administration. New U.S. Maritime Administration head David Sanborn used to be a DP World executive. [NY Daily News; CNN; Video - Lou Dobbs Show]
$8 billion: The amount the UAE invested in the Carlyle Group, where former President George H. W. Bush once served as senior advisor, during last year. [CNN; Video - Lou Dobbs show]
2: The number of Senators whose ex-politician husbands are advising the UAE on how to handle the portgate scandal: Sen. Dole (R-N.C.) [News & Observer]; Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.). [Newsday]
$9.7 billion: The total cost of the 42 Boeing 777 aircraft the Dubai royal family purchased last fall. Boeing is reportedly lobbying on behalf of the Ports World deal. [The Hill]
1: The number of sentences in the letter Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) sent to Pres. Bush: "In regards to selling American ports to the United Arab Emirates, not just NO -- but HELL NO!" [Charlotte Observer]
17%: The percentage of Americans who support the DP World deal. [Bloomberg]
62-2: The results of the House Appropriations Committee's vote to amend a $91 billion bill for military and hurricane relief to include a provision blocking the DP World deal. [CNN]
5%: The percentage of cargo containers entering the U.S. which are inspected (believe it or not, that's up from only 2% prior to 9/11). [Economist]