Transcript from Sheikh

[Seattleallstar]

if you like his horses, his billion dollar yacht is even more fascinating

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

if you like his horses, his billion dollar yacht is even more fascinating

Yep, long ago I said my piece about these clowns...they use that oil money that should go to the people (and please, no stats about how great living conditions are in the kingdom) to buy horses, boats, young girls (oops, not proven...my bad)...and greedy American breeders stampede to take their blood money! As some know, I have family in the region and visited there long ago...things aren't as they present them! Sportsmen my butt!!!!

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Yep, long ago I said my piece about these clowns...they use that oil money that should go to the people (and please, no stats about how great living conditions are in the kingdom) to buy horses, boats, young girls (oops, not proven...my bad)...and greedy American breeders stampede to take their blood money! As some know, I have family in the region and visited there long ago...things aren't as they present them! Sportsmen my butt!!!!

The Maktoums ... an iron fist in a velvet glove.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

The Maktoums ... an iron fist in a velvet glove.

Exactly! But they are "Pro-American" they say....

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Exactly! But they are "Pro-American" they say....

So is the mafia.

[post2post]

they just show up with their funny money and buy the lot...or at the very least the very best of the lots

[Downthestretch55]

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=2588242

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=2588242

OMG, that is crazy!

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

OMG, that is crazy!

Crazy...good word.
That's what I meant when I said I couldn't get my head around it.

[Rupert Pupkin]

I did a search on this subject and from the information I got, the Sheikh has actually been doing everything he can to end the practice. I believe it said he has barred under-age camel jockeys in the UAE.

There is a good chance that the reason he was named in the suit is because he is rich and he is an easy target. They're probably hoping he will pay them some money to be quiet and end the bad publicity.

I'm not denying that children were kidnapped and forced to become camel jockeys, I'm just saying that the Sheikh was not necessarily involved in this practice. It actually sounds like he is the one who is putting an end to the practice in his country.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Yep, long ago I said my piece about these clowns...they use that oil money that should go to the people (and please, no stats about how great living conditions are in the kingdom) to buy horses, boats, young girls (oops, not proven...my bad)...and greedy American breeders stampede to take their blood money! As some know, I have family in the region and visited there long ago...things aren't as they present them! Sportsmen my butt!!!!

Somerfrost,
I really don't know much other than the recent report about a class-action suit that might be filed concerning kidnapping 30,000 kids to be camel jockeys.
This is just too bizare for me to get my "head around".
It should be very interesting.
IMHO, children deserve different treatment than horses or camels, no matter how big the wallet or oil bank deposits.
Sportsmen...my butt!!! Correct!
DTS