Middle East Hit by U.S. Financial Crisis

New America Media by Shane Bauer | Oct. 9, 2008 (Special Report)

A full-page ad in one Middle Eastern magazine advertised a proposed business park called Falcon City, another fantasy land to add to the skyscrapers and glitter of oil-rich Dubai. Office buildings were shaped to resemble the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Egypt, and the Taj Mahal. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business
Topics: Global Economy, Middle East, U.S. Economy
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Posted by: Posted by Sandip Roy - Oct 9, 2008 - 11:26 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Sandip Roy (review), e (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), John Debois (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 9, 2008 - 11:33 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
3.7
 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 10, 2008

Explains the fix Arab investors and governments are in with the decline of the U.S. Economy. It's balanced, with expert opinions some good data.

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Sandip Roy
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by Sandip Roy - Oct. 9, 2008
Sandip posted this story.
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John Debois
3.0
 by John Debois - Oct. 10, 2008
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