Informed Speculation

I missed the Sunday morning talking heads (well, I didn’t miss ‘em all that much), but AJ caught ‘em, and he detects a distinct change in attitude regarding the UAE port controversy.

Some, however, think it’s too little, too late:

“The damage has already been done, and there is a 50:50 chance that at least the American part of this deal will be sabotaged,” said Youssef Ibrahim, managing director of Dubai- based Strategic Energy Investment Group, and a former Middle East adviser to BP Plc. He spoke in a telephone interview in Dubai.