From Ebbie's link above: "Opponents of the deal also argue that the FBI found that the UAE's banking system filtered much of the money used for the operational planning before the Sept. 11 attacks, and many of the hijackers traveled to the United States through the UAE. On top of that, the UAE was an important transfer point for shipments of smuggled nuclear components sent to Iran, North Korea and Libya by a Pakistani scientist."

This company is owned by the UAE and the UAE was only formed in 1971. Considering that it has only a 36 year history, I'd say it doesn't have a great track record.

I can find very little about the social conditions in the UAE, but something tells me its probably a few, very rich emirs and alot of very poor Muslims. I'd also like to know more about the early formation of the UAE. Its called a federation but its hardly a democracy if its head of state is an emir.

Whatever happened to bringing democracy to the Middle East?

I think what the U.S.A. had in mind was opening the Middle East to the neo-con agenda and a new world order.

Oh well, I guess everything will be fine as long as Bush and his cronies continue to profit from their business dealings while tax payers go further and further into national debt.

I am no longer angry at Bush but I'd like to rip the face off anyone who voted for him. How naive can the voting public be? I guess that in the end, ignorance and/or apathy bites you in the ass. If you don't protect democracy, you lose it.