I take it you agree with Nicholas Kristof (that well known conservative pundit) when he hails the UAE as "the Disneyland of the Arab world."
The UAE's image makeover has been breathtaking in both speed and scope. Trans-shipment of nuclear weapons materials? Money laundering? Financial and transit ties to terrorists? Weapons transfers to Saddam Hussein? All gone with a wave of the hand, while we whistle our way down the rabbit hole.