UAE Prince Caught Red-handed on Torture Video

A senior member of the UAE royal family has been caught, literary red-handed, in a torture scandal after a videotape was released showing a man being severely assaulted by the prince.

The videotape smuggled out of the country by Bassam Nabulsi, a businessman from Houston, Texas, depicts Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE Crown Prince's brother, savagely torturing a man.

The victim was beaten with wooden planks with nails protruding from them and then the prince poured salt on his bleeding wounds. The video also shows the prince setting fire to parts of the victim's body, giving him electric shocks with a cattle prod, ramming desert sand into his mouth, and firing bullets around him with an automatic rifle.

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US Allays UAE Fears Of Iran War Fallout

The US is planning to sell the United Arab Emirates an advanced missile shield, amid fears of an Iranian reaction to an attack on its soil. According to sources who attended briefings on the matter, the US Congress is expected to review and approve the proposed $7 billion military deal on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system within 30 days. The THAAD system is designed to defend against short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles both inside and outside the Earth's atmosphere.

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Don't you just love it. Problem Reaction Solution. The USA causes all the instability in the region, the UAE screams help us, The USA sells them a £7Billion missile shield. Classic.