From: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] Sent: 9/3/2009 11:18:47 AM To: Sultan Bin Sulayem Subject: Re: she is your second biggest fan... iam the first. 1 sell dubai, to its detractors. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Sultan Bin Sulayem <> wrote: An interesting piece to read before you start your weekend. Guest Post by Jim Krane: Dubai, Not Obama, is the Mideast's Best Peace Hope Tuesday, Sep 01 2009, 3:11PMThis is a guest note by Jim Krane, a former AP Persian Gulf correspondent. His new book on Dubai, City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism, is available. As Americans, Israelis and Palestinians continue their endless peace-jockeying, a more hopeful solution has emerged. It is a fresh Arab initiative that depends neither on America nor Israel. It is Dubai. Dubai, you must know, is the flashy Gulf city-state that is one of the seven United Arab Emirates. In my book, I argue that Dubaians, descended from illiterate Bedouin who faced starvation in the 1940s, have authored the most exciting Arab accomplishment in 700 years. >From nowhere, Dubai has mushroomed into a trading city-state on the lines of Hong Kong and Singapore, with sidelines in real estate and tourism. Dubai accomplished all this without (much) oil, and without the help - or even recognition of the United States. While Washington has been caught up prolonging the Israel-Palestinian conflict and starting a war in Iraq, Dubai was erecting one of the world's most spectacular cities. So, how can Dubai fix the Middle East? It certainly can't do much to help Palestinians suffering under Israeli misrule. But that is the point. Dubai has succeeded in spite of the plight of the Palestinians, and in spite of what Arab leaders describe as US meddling that stymies their development. One of the favorite themes of Dubai leader Sheikh Mohammed 1s that his counterparts should stop bloviating about the Israelis and start serving the interests of their own citizens. Dubai's wild growth backs up Sh