hypochondriac Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 Phil? Any update for us on what this all means?
Doctoroncall Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 All of them or some of them? Only 10bn!
ericofarabia Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 Just checked my car loan ... the barstewards didn't pay off that for me .... pah humbug. I think Phil is winging his way back to UK ... just a sheer coincidence of course
bungle Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 It means that a society built on crippling debt is finding it hard to survive. Who wudda thunk it?!
Greenridge Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 Phil? Any update for us on what this all means? He is now called Abu Dhabi Phil.
Ludwig Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 As expected tbh, I think they were holding off just to show Dubai who really is boss.
swannymere Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 Abu Dhabi Has a new plaything, watch out Man City!
ericofarabia Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 He is now called Abu Dhabi Phil. Well .... he was down in Abu Dhabi twice last week, once to see The Killers and then for a bit of wheeling and dealing
Verbal Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 Abu Dhabi seems to make a habit of bailing out screw-ups. In the early 90s, the Emir also shelled out to many of the creditors of BCCI, the notorious gun-running, drug-dealing, terrorist-sponsoring Ponzi scheme that was, until Bernie Madoff, the biggest scam in history.
bungle Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 Abu Dhabi seems to make a habit of bailing out screw-ups. In the early 90s, the Emir also shelled out to many of the creditors of BCCI, the notorious gun-running, drug-dealing, terrorist-sponsoring Ponzi scheme that was, until Bernie Madoff, the biggest scam in history. The Board of Cricket Control in India?
Hamilton Saint Posted 14 December, 2009 Posted 14 December, 2009 He is now called Abu Dhabi Phil. This brings to mind: A new Middle East crisis erupted last night as Dubai Television was refused permission to broadcast The Flintstones. A spokesman for the channel said "A claim has been made that people in Dubai would not understand the humour of this programme, but we have heard that people in Abu Dhabi Do."
thesaint sfc Posted 15 December, 2009 Posted 15 December, 2009 This brings to mind: A new Middle East crisis erupted last night as Dubai Television was refused permission to broadcast The Flintstones. A spokesman for the channel said "A claim has been made that people in Dubai would not understand the humour of this programme, but we have heard that people in Abu Dhabi Do." this made me lol lots
Goodfellas Jay Posted 15 December, 2009 Posted 15 December, 2009 Abu Dhabi seems to make a habit of bailing out screw-ups. In the early 90s, the Emir also shelled out to many of the creditors of BCCI, the notorious gun-running, drug-dealing, terrorist-sponsoring Ponzi scheme that was, until Bernie Madoff, the biggest scam in history. It was the late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi and Preisdent of the UAE. He forked out 7 billion USD from his own pocket even though 1 billion of funds was 'stolen' by the bank from him.. Source: Daily Telegraph obituary - Sheikh Zayed
Goodfellas Jay Posted 15 December, 2009 Posted 15 December, 2009 It was the late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi and Preisdent of the UAE. He forked out 7 billion USD from his own pocket even though 1 billion of funds was 'stolen' by the bank from him.. Source: Daily Telegraph obituary - Sheikh Zayed I'll correct myself: The BBCI scandal is estimated to have cost him 7 billion and it was The Times obituary....
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