Slog - Comments on Trouble at Babel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/trouble_at_babel Looking down on creation: An explanation? A CNN report: -- A strike by construction workers in one of the world's fastest-growing financial centers stretched into a third day Monday, with workers in the United Arab Emirates demanding better pay and working conditions, police said. About 2,000 workers in Dubai blocked the main highway to Abu Dhabi, worsening the traffic jams that are already a fixture in this booming economy. The number of striking workers was slightly fewer than in previous days. Police said the workers attacked both civilians and police and that there were injuries on both sides, though they... Copyright 2008 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:20:11 -0800 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:26:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Green. Duh.

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I went to Dubai once on a change-over. Since they didn't want me languishing in the airport/shopping mall for 9 hours they sent me to a hotel. All the staff were Chinese and I was given 24-hour access to "American-style sandwiches".

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i'm cutting my carbon footprint to the bone so they can build skyscrapers using slaves?

we should bomb the fuck out of that place on the way out of iraq.

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