Torture Tape Delays U.S.-UAE Nuclear Deal
A videotape of a heinous torture session is delaying the ratification of a civil nuclear deal between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, senior U.S. officials familiar with the case said.
In the tape, an Afghan grain dealer is seen being tortured by a member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi, one of the UAE’s seven emirates.
The senior U.S. officials said the administration has held off on the ratification process because it believes sensitivities over the story can hurt its passage. The tape emerged in a federal civil lawsuit filed in Houston, Texas, by Bassam Nabulsi, a U.S. citizen, against Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan. Former business partners, the men had a falling out, in part over the tape. In a statement to CNN, the sheikh’s U.S. attorney said Nabulsi is using the videotape to influence the court over a business dispute.
If your house is made of glass don’t throw stones on others!
How about the US torture. Does it mean that all the world countries must not deal with the US? If one member committed a mistake, it’s totally unfair to generalize your judgment on the whole country. The US will simply lose projects worth $41bn that will go to France or any country striving to such deal!