Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
Feb 5th 2009, 12:47 pm
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Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
At last - a journo that cuts through the 'Dubai's streets are paved with gold' hype........... 
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5663618.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5663618.ece
Feb 5th 2009, 1:01 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
mentions "bouncing a check".. in The Times ffs 
Feb 5th 2009, 1:13 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
very good and to the point.
Feb 5th 2009, 1:47 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
If they are silly enough to leave the keys in the ignition, it looks like somebody will be having a field day. May start my own car rental business.
Feb 5th 2009, 1:55 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
This supplementary article appeared alongside the first one...........
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5663602.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5663602.ece
Feb 5th 2009, 2:36 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
I wonder if the Times will be sued now...the UAE passed a law making this sort of reporting illegal recently?
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Feb 6th 2009, 2:21 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
Dubai is getting a bloody gang rape 
Feb 7th 2009, 12:27 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
At last - a journo that cuts through the 'Dubai's streets are paved with gold' hype...........
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5663618.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5663618.ece
I wonder if our 'Handsome' on the Loan Skips thread knows Sonia the Reporter
Feb 7th 2009, 1:00 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
Liz and Phil have canceled their trip to the UAE now, bit of a loss of face for all concerned.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle5679715.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle5679715.ece
Feb 8th 2009, 4:46 am
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
i'd be curious to see how that one pans out. the UAE versus The Times with the jurisdiction being in the UAE, it'd be funny to watch the call for "volunteers" to represent the Times. ("right, who wants to go the UAE to represent us against a charge of insulting the government? any takers? no? no one? c'mon, it's hot and sunny down there?")
Feb 8th 2009, 5:00 am
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
i'd be curious to see how that one pans out. the UAE versus The Times with the jurisdiction being in the UAE, it'd be funny to watch the call for "volunteers" to represent the Times. ("right, who wants to go the UAE to represent us against a charge of insulting the government? any takers? no? no one? c'mon, it's hot and sunny down there?")
Feb 8th 2009, 5:46 am
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
i'd be curious to see how that one pans out. the UAE versus The Times with the jurisdiction being in the UAE, it'd be funny to watch the call for "volunteers" to represent the Times. ("right, who wants to go the UAE to represent us against a charge of insulting the government? any takers? no? no one? c'mon, it's hot and sunny down there?")
Feb 8th 2009, 6:06 am
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
http://www.freedomforum.org/template...cumentID=17349
(warning: gross over-simplification ahead...) basically the chap asserted that Dow Jones & Co defamed him over the internet...
Last edited by still.unsure; Feb 8th 2009 at 6:08 am.
Feb 8th 2009, 12:13 pm
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Re: Today's Times article on people leaving Dubai
Not sure if this one has been posted yet, but it is one of the worst I've seen so far:
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/83804
"About 20,000 British schoolchildren at private schools are expected to return to the UK because their parents have been made redundant."
Was/is Nakheel tower really going to cost £12billion?
I'd love to see the sources for these reporters.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/83804
"About 20,000 British schoolchildren at private schools are expected to return to the UK because their parents have been made redundant."
Was/is Nakheel tower really going to cost £12billion?
I'd love to see the sources for these reporters.