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| "Palestinians Have Lost a True Friend"™ (Arafat next) |
| 2004-11-04 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Sing along now..."What a friend we have in Yasser.." |
| Posted by: Sgt.D.T. 2004-11-04 7:55:56 PM |
| #8 During President Bush' post election news conference a reporter stated that "Yasser Arafat is dead". The President was not aware, neither were the majority of the other reporters. The headline here in terms of Arafat being a "true friend to Arabs". Most posting know the truth about the history of Arafat. The Arab press will now re-write history erasing the evil. deeds. Arafat passed away in relative calm compaired to the thousands that suffered at his hands. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-04 11:55:14 AM |
| #7 "True friend" sounds so much more dignified then "money pit". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-04 8:50:29 AM |
| #6 Such good friends I bet they even have a brotherly law not allowing any Palestinian the right to settle and live in the UAE. With friends like that who needs more? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-04 8:24:18 AM |
| #5 PlanetDan, Absolutely correct! We lived in Dubai in the late 1980s early 1990s and Abu Dhabi was just a rich third world country. Dubai is the only one out of the 7 Emirates that shows any signs of modern infrastructure and that is because they know that they have very little oil and are being forced to look for something else for revenues. Moreover, the Al-Maktooms (?) has always been smater than the Zaayeds. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4724 2004-11-04 8:22:03 AM |
| #4 POPCORN, POPCORN, POPCORN!!!!!! Break out the biggest baddest fat-lady you can find boys,She's got her work cut out for her tonight! |
| Posted by: Heysenbergwashere 2004-11-04 7:54:07 AM |
| #3 he turned the UAE into one of the richest countries in the world No, oil turned the UAE into a rich country. He was a bystander. There's still no industry, technology, entrepreneurship, intellectualism or any other element of an infrastructure that would denote a modern, productive country. Of course, being a bystander in a muslim country is a good thing. Being a "friend of the palestinians" is a great thing. Being a woman is an atrocity. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-11-04 6:36:07 AM |
| #2 Arafat next is correct, he's now in a coma ! |
| Posted by: Lux 2004-11-04 5:14:03 AM |
| #1 Decodes to - Just make sure those checks keep coming. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-11-04 3:29:58 AM |