UAE's Dubai leader asks Bush to help dismiss (child) slavery lawsuit

[Kadie]

UAE's Dubai leader asks Bush to help dismiss slavery lawsuit
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MIAMI (AFP) - The Emir of Dubai has sought President George W. Bush's help in getting US courts to dismiss a child-slavery lawsuit against him, according to court papers filed Monday.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktum, ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates nation of which the city is part, wrote Bush in February about the lawsuit.

The suit was filed in December by a group of parents charging the Emir of enslaving thousands of children to breed, train and ride camels for the racing circuit.

Warning that the lawsuit was "causing an unnecessary interference" in US-UAE relations, and recalling that the UAE is "a key partner in the global war against terrorism," the Sheikh asked for Bush to get involved in the case.

"I would therefore appreciate your personal attention to ensuring the United States government's support for dismissal of the entire case," wrote the Emir of Dubai in a two-page letter that his defense lawyers presented in court.

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Other court documents shown Monday include a December letter from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telling the UAE foreign minister that Washington was "carefully" considering the request for dismissal "and will take appropriate action."

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[RL3AO]

1. Thats funny and sad.

[The Count]

2. How very appropriate! And why shouldn't W do it?

Now we'll see if they got enough puppet judges.

[durtee librul]

7. Well we know how Scalia and Roberts would vote now

don't we? Those fine upstanding Christian men that they all are. Blah. Agree with the other poster about Michael Jackson.....sick fucks.

Course if things keep going the way they are here, kids won't be the only ones in slavery....

[Lerkfish]

3. and we all wondered why Michael Jackson emigrated to Dubai.

I think it all becomes clear

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Post. Of. The. Fucking. Day.

:thumbsup:

[Lerkfish]

9. heh. thanks

[Disturbed]

6. Child slavery should be overlooked because the leader of

this ally of the US Regime is helping fight "Terror". It does sound like a pathetic joke, eh?

[Kadie]

8. You can't make this stuff up.

When will it end?

[Double T]

5. Wouldn't want the ruler and prime minister of Halliburton's new home and nation.........

to be 'uncomfortable' with a pending lawsuit. I'm sure uncle dick will make it all go away.......