"The UAE royals were supporters of Bin Laden and the Taliban"
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2001/5013.htm
Read it and weep. Then, if you have the balls, admit you are wrong.
Why did the UAE support Bin Laden and the Taliban in the first place?
And why did it take them almost 2 weeks after 9/11 to sever their relationship with that terrorist regime?
And why won't they recognize Israel?
"Two weeks after 9/11, the UAE crown prince warned Washington not to strike “innocent” Muslims in Afghanistan, but instead focus on “Israeli terrorism.”
The key word is "were", the statement was "The UAE royals were supporters of Bin Laden and the Taliban," which still could be true.
Your link says that the UAE severed ties with the Taliban dated Dec. 2001...I say...wow...bold move (sarcasm) I think they realized there was going to be no "Taliban" to have ties with.
Um...your post actually proves that the UAE royals were supporters of Bin Laden and the Taliban even while he was orchestrating terrorist acts. It was only after 9/11 that things got a bit too hot and the ties were severed.