hypochondriac Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 Phil? Any update for us on what this all means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 All of them or some of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 All of them or some of them? Only 10bn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 14 December, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungle Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 It means that a society built on crippling debt is finding it hard to survive. Who wudda thunk it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 Phil? Any update for us on what this all means? He is now called Abu Dhabi Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 As expected tbh, I think they were holding off just to show Dubai who really is boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 14 December, 2009 Share Posted 14 December, 2009 Abu Dhabi Has a new plaything, watch out Man City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 14 December, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 14 December, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungle Posted 14 December, 2009 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 14 December, 2009 Share 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 15 December, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodfellas Jay Posted 15 December, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodfellas Jay Posted 15 December, 2009 Share 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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