This website was created to raise awareness about Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and other areas in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and the perils of doing business and traveling there. The U.A.E. is not like the West, despite what it claims.

AS YOU WILL SEE, IT APPEARS THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY IN THE U.A.E. ARE ABOVE THE LAW IN THAT COUNTRY AND THAT TORTURE IS CONDONED IN THAT COUNTRY.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi have spent millions and millions of dollars trying to convince the West that their cities are different from other areas in the Middle East. Brad Pitt, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Pamela Anderson, New York University, the Guggenheim Museum, renowned architect Frank Gehry, and others have been lured to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to convince the western public that it is safe to visit and do business there. Even the famous Louvre Museum in France--which has received approximately $1.3 BILLION from the Abu Dhabi government as part of a new museum in Abu Dhabi--has been paid to legitimize the country.

UPDATE: In December 2008, the United States government entered into an agreement with the UAE which would allow for the transfer of nuclear-related components and materials from the United States to the UAE. Congress is now considering the agreement, which has several members of Congress very concerned.

The United States government has extensive military relations with Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. The U.S. Navy puts more sailors ashore for more liberty days a year at the Jebel Ali port in Abu Dhabi than at any other foreign port. The White House is selling the U.A.E. $9.4 billion worth of state-of-the-art air defense systems and components, including the Patriot missile, E-2C aircraft upgrades, and support equipment.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is buying up huge parcels of land and is purchasing landmark buildings in the United States and England, and huge stakes in U.S. companies, including a 4.9% stake in Citibank and Toll Brothers, with the great wealth it has accumulated due to rising oil prices. U.S. taxpayers recently helped bailout Citibank (and by extension the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority) with $45 billion in cash and by guaranteeing up to $306 billion in loans.

There has been a major public relations push by the U.A.E. to convince the West that the U.A.E. is safe, that it is similar to the West, and that it is a great place to do business and to travel.

Do not be fooled. As demonstrated by what happened to American Citizen Bassam Nabulsi, it appears that anyone in the U.A.E. is subject to the whims of the royal families, or at least certain members. The point is, torture is practiced, human rights are ignored, and there is at least a strong appearance that the court systems are subject to influence by the royal family.

Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Sheikh Issa) is a member of the royal family in the U.A.E. Sheikh Issa is the younger brother of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the U.A.E. and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and also of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and President of the U.A.E. Forbes Magazine estimtes Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's net worth at least $23 billion.

As shown in videos on this website, Sheikh Issa takes pleasure in torturing those who disagree with him. Sheikh Issa videotapes the torture sessions so he can enjoy watching them later. It appears that Sheikh Issa has been assisted in his torture sessions by the Abu Dhabi police. Sheikh Issa has tortured people for up to forty five minutes at a time. This torture includes cattle prods, boards with nails, cigarette lighters, lighter fluid, and M-16 automatic rifles. At least three video tapes showing torture performed at the hands of Sheikh Issa, which were formerly in the possession of Sheikh Issa, are now in the United States. These videos, or clips of these videos, will periodically be released on this website in an effort to raise awareness about Sheikh Issa, Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E., and the belief that his ruling brothers allow him to continue feeding his sickness by torturing the innocent and the helpless for his own pleasure.

The videos described on this website have been delivered to the U.A.E. Embassy in Washington D.C. and have been provided to the government of the U.A.E., including the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. Mr. Nabulsi's story and the fact that the videos exist have been reported in all major news outlets in almost every country in the world. No formal action whatsoever has been taken by either the U.S. government, or the U.A.E. government.

The videos are also in the process of being delivered to Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Brad Pitt, New York University, the Guggenheim Museum, Citibank, Toll Brothers, Frank Gehry and others who have recently announced projects in Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E., along with every member of the U.S. Congress.

The Royal Family in the Abu Dhabi apparently condones torture. Even when confronted with clear evidence that torture was committed by one if its own, it appears that the Royal Family attempted to sweep the torture under the rug and ignore it. And, the United States Government appears to tacitly condone the torture as well, by doing business with Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. and also ignoring the clear and egregious abuses of human rights. Even worse, this website and the videos of torture have apparently been banned in the U.A.E. Because the U.A.E. apparently controls the media and websites within its country, the citizens there are not aware of Sheikh Issa's sickness.

The message for anyone traveling or doing business in Abu Dhabi or the U.A.E. is clear. Be careful, be very, very careful.

What can you do?

Immediately contact your congressperson or senator and ask them why the U.S. Government continues to do business with the Royal Family in Abu Dhabi. Demand that your elected representative provide you with answers. Here is a website that will assist you:

www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Contact organizations and celebrities that are developing projects in the U.A.E. to encourage them to speak out against torture and against the U.A.E. Royal Family allowing its members to live above the law.

Frank Gehry: Gehry Partners,12541 Beatrice Street, Los Angeles, CA 90066, (310) 482 3000

Guggenheim Museum: A list of board of trustees for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which operates the Museum, can be found here. The Foundation's offices are at 345 Hudson Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014 4502.

New York University: A list of the Board of Trustees can be found here. A list of NYU Abu Dhabi's leadership team and their contact information can be found here.

Tiger Woods: ETW Corp., 8934 Conroy Windermere Road, Orlando, FL 32835-3128
(407) 876-6335

Pamela Anderson: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2401
(310) 273-6700

Roger Federer: Postfach, CH-4103 Bottmingen, Switzerland

The Louvre Museuem: Service Internet, Musée du Louvre, 75058 Paris Cedex 0

Citibank: CEO Vikram Pandit, 399 Park Ave., New York, New York 10022, (212) 559-1000

Toll Brothers: CEO Robert Toll, 250 Gilbralter Road, Horsham, PA 19044, (215)938-8000