tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718858.post-12419227722348479372008-01-14T10:17:00.000-05:002008-01-14T16:42:34.936-05:00Bush Announces The Discovery of a New Model Muslim State Called The U.A.E.(plans underway to rename it new texaco)<br /><br /><blockquote>"The United Arab Emirates has shown the world a model Muslim state that is tolerant toward its people and other faiths, said US President George W. Bush in his speech at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi yesterday." -Bush</blockquote><br /><br />Let's do a little survey of the properties of this state that might make it a model for other nations:<br /><br />Political System: Hereditary Dictatorship<br />Demographics: 15% of country are citizens<br />Labor: See other 85%<br />Human Rights: None (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates)<br />Homosexuality: Officially none. Punishable by death<br />Budget: Flows through dictator's personal bank account<br /><br />Sounds like Bush's model American state, doesn't it?Justin Sarmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04876607567041005834noreply@blogger.com