1.  Define emir.  Who is the emir of Dubai?

2a).  What is the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)? 
2b).  For what purpose does CFIUS exist?
2c).  Under what provision can the President deny the arrangement approved by CFIUS by which Dubai would acquire the control at 6 American seaports?  (Click here to find the answers to 2b and 2c.)

3.  Name the congressmen opposed to the federal government's approval of the proposed deal to grant control of U.S. ports to a company owned by the government of Dubai.

4.  What two points does Senator Schumer make about the committee's approval?  What does he say is his main concern about a Dubai company controlling U.S. ports?

5.  Although President Bush now considers the Emirates an ally in the war on terror, what fact about 9/11 causes concern about Dubai controlling U.S. ports?

6.  Re-read the concerns voiced by people interviewed for this article:
--Senator Schumer, para. 6
--Congressman Foley, para. 11
--Peter King, House Homeland Security Committee chairman, para. 10
--Rachel Ehrenfeld, director of American Center for Democracy, para. 19
--Ali Al-Ahmed, director of Institute for Gulf Affairs, para. 20-21
Do you think granting control of U.S. seaports to a foreign government is OK?  Explain your answer.