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Re: [RC] Free political commentary on the Gulf News article - Maryanne GabbaniNot to be a wet blanket (endurance related?) but the Gulf News is owned and operated by the powers that be and only prints news to their favour. Someone with a faster connection than my gerbils could probably find that it is published in Abu Dhabi rather than in Dubai.It is worth noting that it is the Nahyan's who are establishing the center. They are the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Sheikh Zayed's son won the election to become President of the Emirates on his father's death. Sheikh Zayed, for all his eccentricities like the mountain that he had built so that he could see all his endurance tracks, was a very well-respected man. My friend, HE Moh Maktoum from Dubai was hoping to take over the Emirates as President on Zayed's death, but he didn't win the election. Competition within the UAE is intense. You should see the stuff that goes on at the free and easy races here between Dubai and Abu Dhabi...it's a hoot unless you want to take these races seriously. My bet is that the Nahyan's saw a great opportunity to score points off the Maktoum's, and honestly, if it gets the job done, who cares? I love Middle East politics. LOL Maryanne Cairo On Dec 4, 2004, at 7:47 AM, StephTeeter wrote: Linda - my last post on this topic stated that new developments on the subject were welcome.
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