Dubai bling city is dead - not the dream

The Guardian by Jack Hughes | Nov. 29, 2009 (News Analysis)

Dubai World?s collapse alarmed investors and was a blow for a ruler who wanted to create an Arab city of global significance. But for all its faults it remains a rare oasis of Middle East moderation and progress A yachtsman friend of mine was sailing the blue waters of the Persian Gulf off the shimmering coast of Dubai recently when he came across a disturbing phenomenon: The World was dissolving before his eyes. It was not the grog. Three years ago, when ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 28, 2009 - 6:33 PM PST
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This is good journalism because it has different figures in it to back up its topic. It talks about the different views from other people like financial experts so its not biased to what the author believes. It is written in the first person but its not forcing their beliefs down the readers throat.

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