[Morgan in Denver]

Thanks!

All I know is my reaction seeing this picture in light of the pro and con arguments that raged, and still do for that matter. There is no way I can envision the UAE being willing to throw it all away by supporting Al Qaeda. Yes, there may be, or are, some people there who would but it seems awfully remote the UAE would.

[eeevil conservative]

have ya'll seen this article?

Tapes reveal Iraqi plans for lying to inspectors

(Suddam)"They have a bigger problem with the chemical program than the biological program," he says. "We have not told them that we used it on Iran, nor have we told them abut the size or kind of chemical weapons that we produced, and we have not told them the truth about the imported material." He went on to say, "We imported a quantity from America and we imported a quantity from Europe."

this darn article seems to just stop and not finish....freakin' frackin' reporters....

it seems the only thing they wanted to actually report was that Saddam got material from the US....

[STARWISE]

This is no repressive, typically dark ages-type Arab country

One mall

Another mall

Dubai Creek

Desert no barrier for ski enthusiasts

Alpine fun: Emirati men enjoy a slide on an artificial snow slope in Dubai

The recently opened Ski Dubai - Mall of the Emirates (December 2005) is the worlds third largest indoor ski slope, measuring 400 meters and using 6000 tons of snow. The Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome in Dubailand provides a great family attraction, featuring a revolving ski slop, an artificial mountain range, an ice bridge, a cable lift, a snow maze, an ice slide, polar bears cold water-aquaria and special sound and light effects. The Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome is due in 2006.

Maria Sharapova of Russia and Lindsay Davenport of the U.S. (R) play tennis during a promotion tour inside the Ski Dubai resort, at Malls of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates February 20, 2006. Dubai's Duty Free Women's tennis open starts February 20.

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Our newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier:

Persian Gulf (March 15, 2006) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares to make a port call in Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing One Four (CVW-14) are currently on a deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of the global war on terrorism.