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Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh
ABC ^ | April 22, 2009 | VIC WALTER, REHAB EL-BURI, ANGELA HILL and BRIAN ROSS

Posted on 04/22/2009 12:26:27 PM PDT by gandalftb

A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country's royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails.

A man in a UAE police uniform is seen on the tape tying the victim's arms and legs, and later holding him down as the Sheikh pours salt on the man's wounds and then drives over him with his Mercedes SUV.

In a statement to ABC News, the UAE Ministry of the Interior said it had reviewed the tape and acknowledged the involvement of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan, brother of the country's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed.

"The incidents depicted in the video tapes were not part of a pattern of behavior," the Interior Ministry's statement declared.

The Minister of the Interior is also one of Sheikh Issa's brother.

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Ya better check this out, so we're villains for water-boarding???????

The government statement said its review found "all rules, policies and procedures were followed correctly by the Police Department."

1 posted on 04/22/2009 12:26:28 PM PDT by gandalftb
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we have to ignore that because our guys contemplated putting a man in a small room with a catapillar.


2 posted on 04/22/2009 12:28:37 PM PDT by GeronL (TYRANNY SENTINEL. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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Probably just someone who tried to bring a bible into the
country...


3 posted on 04/22/2009 12:28:45 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country's royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails.

What does Barack Obama know about this and when did he know it? Before or after he bowed?

And he says that there is no harm to American interests in gladhanding a dictator like Chavez (who's very friendly to the Iranian nutjob).

4 posted on 04/22/2009 12:29:13 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
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I’d be willing to do those things to the guy who raped my wife.


5 posted on 04/22/2009 12:29:29 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (When you're RuPaul posing as the wife of the president, you need all the make-up help you can get.)
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Uh, what year was that Mercedes SUV? If it wasn’t a current year model, than that would be a violation of UAE law!


6 posted on 04/22/2009 12:29:46 PM PDT by Batman11 (Chicago, Land of Lincoln who freed the slaves and Land of Obama who enslaved the free.)
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Probably just someone who tried to bring a bible into the country...

Can we just censure the Sheikh and "Move On.org"?

7 posted on 04/22/2009 12:30:05 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
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They call THAT torture?! Haven’t they heard about the U.S. version of torture? They ain’t got nothin’ on us.


8 posted on 04/22/2009 12:31:11 PM PDT by CaribouCrossing
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To: gandalftb; Revolting cat!
A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country's royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails. A man in a UAE police uniform is seen on the tape tying the victim's arms and legs, and later holding him down as the Sheikh pours salt on the man's wounds and then drives over him with his Mercedes SUV.

I don't see any mention of waterboards, catepillars, or comfy chairs. How can we be sure this meets the definition of "torture"?

9 posted on 04/22/2009 12:31:56 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
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The last line of the article:

The government statement said its review found "all rules, policies and procedures were followed correctly by the Police Department."

10 posted on 04/22/2009 12:32:11 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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To: a fool in paradise

The ‘panties on head’ portion was deletede ... too brutal don’tchaknow.


11 posted on 04/22/2009 12:33:21 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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OOOOh, but dont’cha know? They lost their moral authority?


12 posted on 04/22/2009 12:36:43 PM PDT by Safetgiver (All hail the first American affirmative action President.)
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To: gandalftb

So, what’s the problem? Doesn’t Islam teach that everyone should SUBMIT to Allah’s chosen authorities?


13 posted on 04/22/2009 12:37:29 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Torture lawsuit embarrasses UAE

http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODU1Mzc3NzEw

 

Published Date: June 18, 2008

WASHINGTON: As a trusted adviser to a member of the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates, Texas businessman Bassam Nabulsi says he safeguarded the sheikh's most important documents: financial records, investment documents and videotapes showing the sheikh torturing people with a cattle prod and a spiked plank.

When the business relationship began to deteriorate, Nabulsi says, he also was imprisoned for months and tortured by jailers trying to get the tapes back. Now, the tapes could become evidence in a federal lawsuit against Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a son of the late UAE president and brother of Abu Dhabi's crown prince. By custom, a member of the Al Nahyan royal family serves as president of the UAE.

The lawsuit and the tapes could prove embarrassing to the UAE, a US ally that promotes itself as a pro-Western nation catering to business travelers and tourists. The tapes have not been made public but The Associated Press viewed 11 still frames from one of the videos. They showed a man who appeared to be Sheikh Issa beating another man with lumber, firing an automatic weapon into the sand around him and forcing an apparent cattle prod into his anus.

The victim also appeared to have been partly run over by a SUV and had salt poured on his wounds. Lawyers said the video also showed the victim's genitals being lit on fire. They said the abuse began because the sheik felt he had been overcharged in a grain deal. "Ultimately this video, or certainly large portions of it, will be played in court," said Anthony G Buzbee, who represents Nabulsi in his lawsuit.

The UAE Embassy in Washington released a brief statement Monday, saying it was aware of the lawsuit but, since the government itself was not being sued, it would not comment on the accusations. Neither the UAE Embassy nor a Washington public relations firm working with the UAE government had an immediate comment on the case or the videos. Nabulsi is suing for millions he says he is owed for various business deals.

He also charges Sheik Issa and other members of the royal family with false imprisonment and with torturing him. Buzbee says he has three other torture videos. If he prevails, his lawyers said they would try to seize Issa's US assets, which could include portions of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which is the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world and has an estimated $875 billion in assets. Last year it invested $7.5 billion in Citigroup.

The lawsuit has been languishing in a Houston federal court for nearly two years as attorneys tried to serve Issa and others with court papers. Efforts to deliver the documents to the royal family through UAE lawyers have failed and a confirmation of mail delivery was returned unsigned, according to court records. A federal judge gave Nabulsi's lawyers until the end of the month to try again and, if unsuccessful, explain why the case should not be dismissed. The lawyers filed an amended lawsuit Monday describing the videos in greater detail. Nabulsi worked for years making arrangements for Arab investors and dignitaries who traveled to Houston seeking medical care. According to the lawsuit, Sheik Issa recruited him to work as his personal business manager.

As the Sheikh's moods grew darker, he began a habit and custom of torturing his employees and anyone else with whom he disapproved," the lawsuit claims. "As his degeneracy increased, Sheikh Issa began to have such torture sessions taped, so he could enjoy viewing them later." The torture sessions became a wedge in the business and, when it became clear the relationship were falling apart, Sheik Issa allegedly had Nabulsi arrested on marijuana charges. He was ultimately acquitted of those charges but the lawsuit says Nabulsi was interrogated about the videotapes while being held for more than three months.

He was told daily that his wife would be raped, his children would be killed, that he would be killed," Buzbee said. His original lawsuit sought more than $1 billion but the amended lawsuit filed Monday does not seek a specific amount.


14 posted on 04/22/2009 12:38:10 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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how long until Obama bows to this man or shakes his hand with a big grin on his face?


15 posted on 04/22/2009 12:39:38 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: MyTwoCopperCoins

Why yes, the cattle prod, board with nails, salt, and the SUV with big tires were all in the manual. If anything they should be commended for such zealous adherence to the best traditions of middle eastern law enforcement.


16 posted on 04/22/2009 12:39:42 PM PDT by farlander (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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Don’t forget setting genitals on fire. See my last post here, before this.


17 posted on 04/22/2009 12:43:22 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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Sheikh pours salt on the man's wounds and then drives over him with his Mercedes SUV

Nails, electrodes and salt is one thing but using an SUV is far beyond the pale!

18 posted on 04/22/2009 12:47:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: MyTwoCopperCoins

Ahh nice touch. He must have been too comfortable and was probably asking for additional payment for the grain he obviously overcharged for.
Nothing to see here... please pay no attention to the guy with this gnads on fire... just a grain overcharging incident.


19 posted on 04/22/2009 12:49:06 PM PDT by farlander (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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“A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country’s royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails.”

It was just an honest mistake. He thought it was his camel.


20 posted on 04/22/2009 12:52:10 PM PDT by Bluebeard16
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