""If you ask most people where they think Osama Bin Laden was hiding, the answer would inevitably be Afghanistan or Pakistan. But for some reason, a large number of readers from dubai believe he is hiding in the United States.
In US “ally” Dubai, a majority of the population thinks Osama bin Laden is “probably back home in the US.” You know, with his pals in Washington, DC.
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To double check whether people on the streets are equally paranoid and think on the same lines, Gulf News caught some unwary shoppers and asked them the question. While some people said they would rather not comment on the subject, a large number also believe he is in the United States, as according to them, Bin Laden was once “created” by America.
A Dubai resident said people think he is in the United States, “because he was working for them before”, said Daniella Paderi. “And now he has gone back home.” The expatriate said catching Osama was not important. “There are more important things to worry about, as the war in Iraq,” she said.
Hassan Ali, an Egyptian expatriate in Abu Dhabi, said Bin Laden was most probably in Texas (home of US President George Bush). “That’s where he is running his family business now,” he said. “All the media fuss is make-believe. He probably has coffee daily with American officials.”
Khalid Ahmad in Abu Dhabi also believes Bin Laden is in America. “I am sure they already know where he is,” he said.
But oddly enough:
The response changes when an European or a non-Arab expatriate is asked the same question.
Go figure!"""
you know,they may have a point.... has anyone looked around at harvard or yale?
the new greeter at my local walmart looks a little suspicious... :thinking:
wait a minute....who`s in charge of immigration?..
In US “ally” Dubai, a majority of the population thinks Osama bin Laden is “probably back home in the US.” You know, with his pals in Washington, DC.
.
To double check whether people on the streets are equally paranoid and think on the same lines, Gulf News caught some unwary shoppers and asked them the question. While some people said they would rather not comment on the subject, a large number also believe he is in the United States, as according to them, Bin Laden was once “created” by America.
A Dubai resident said people think he is in the United States, “because he was working for them before”, said Daniella Paderi. “And now he has gone back home.” The expatriate said catching Osama was not important. “There are more important things to worry about, as the war in Iraq,” she said.
Hassan Ali, an Egyptian expatriate in Abu Dhabi, said Bin Laden was most probably in Texas (home of US President George Bush). “That’s where he is running his family business now,” he said. “All the media fuss is make-believe. He probably has coffee daily with American officials.”
Khalid Ahmad in Abu Dhabi also believes Bin Laden is in America. “I am sure they already know where he is,” he said.
But oddly enough:
The response changes when an European or a non-Arab expatriate is asked the same question.
Go figure!"""
you know,they may have a point.... has anyone looked around at harvard or yale?
the new greeter at my local walmart looks a little suspicious... :thinking:
wait a minute....who`s in charge of immigration?..
