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02-18-2009, 07:34 AM
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Sheikh Mo exposed in ban of Israeli tennis player
Haven't had a chance to get into Sheikh Mo's personal involvement in Dubai's refusing Isreali tennis player Shahar Peer entry into the UAE for the WTA tournament there this week. It exposes the 'enlightened' despot for what he, and his 'desert paradise' really are. The reaction to this has been pretty loud everywhere except in the racing trades. The whole scenario can repeat itself next week when Israeli racquet star Andy Ram is due to play in the men's version of the Dubai Duty Free.
There has always been a silent undertone to Dubai's anti-Semitic position around racing. Jewish connections have gone over for World Cup because the DWC wants the horses there. And of course Sheikh Mo has no problem buying horses from jewish owners. Maybe keeping Shahar Peer out of this touney is Mo's response to Frankel sticking him for $12,000,000 for Vineyard Haven. Israeli Star Rips Arab Ban http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172009...uet_155592.htm Peer, 21, was set to fly into the United Arab Emirates Sunday for a Women's Tennis Association tournament, until she was informed Saturday night that she would not be granted a visa. Sponsors, Tennis Channel turn back on Dubai Tourney http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ten...-visa-row.html The Wall Street Journal Europe said they were revoking their sponsorship because their editorial philosophy was “free markets and free people”. The newspaper’s move followed a decision by the Tennis Channel not to televise the event. However, another of the sponsors, Barclays Bank, said they would not be following suit. WTA could drop Dubai http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ten...used-visa.html The draw for the hard-court tournament, which features most of the world's leading players, had already been made. "We thought about cancelling the tournament on the spot," Scott told Telegraph Sport, and the American also suggested that the event is at risk of being dropped from next year's calendar.
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02-18-2009, 08:06 AM
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you just reminded me to write more letters to my senator-maybe the u.n.?-about pakistans latest move in the 'Swat' area there, where they will now allow what the newspaper called particularly harsh islamic law-rather than fight the taliban of course. i mean, that's hard. and we know where that will leave women and girls there.
this is an absolutely ridiculous move by the sheikh. does he really think there will be no backlash?! and you'd think with how things currently are in dubai, that the last thing he would wish would be to piss off a portion of the international community. maybe i'll write the WTA as well, there should be no question about whether this tourney should be on the calendar next year.
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02-18-2009, 08:09 AM
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A statement read: “Barclays has a commercial agreement with Dubai Duty Free as the title sponsors for the tennis championships. Our agreement does not allow us to interfere with any actions or decisions that have to do with the tournament itself, or the players, or the regulations of the host country.”
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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02-18-2009, 08:32 AM
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Steve Byk posting links from the NY Post.....Cats and Dogs living together....
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02-18-2009, 09:33 AM
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Who knew Jews played tennis.
Apparently not the Sheik.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB
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