You know what? Fuck the UAE

[HEyHEY]

I actually agree with how we've handled this. We can't allow ourselves to be pushed around by these fucking Nouveau Riche dictatorships working on behalf of a company. FUCK THAT.

[CHIMO]

1. If You

Know how we handled this then perhaps you would let us know.

U.A.E. wanted only Toronto air access: sources

The United Arab Emirates demanded more landing rights for its two national carriers only in Toronto during negotiations with Canada, CBC News has learned.

A government source told Evan Solomon of the CBC's Power & Politics that the U.A.E. demanded open access only to Toronto's Pearson airport and that Ottawa responded with an offer of more access to the airports in Calgary and Vancouver.

But the U.A.E. only wanted Toronto and used Canada's Camp Mirage military base near Dubai as a bargaining chip, the source said.

The two countries couldn't agree and talks broke down, resulting in the U.A.E.'s decision last month to boot Canada from the covert military base that it had been using to stage operations in Afghanistan.

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/11/08/canada-uae.html
Monday, November 8, 2010 | 9:25 PM ET

It will now cost us $300 million to get our stuff out of the area.

[HEyHEY]

2. We didn't cave to their bullshit attempts to blackmail us

That's what counts. I don't care that it costs 300 million. I'd rather that than succumb to these sons of bitches trying to force us into making concessions for a corporation.

[CHIMO]

5. Thank You

For your reply.

FTR here is a bit more information. As of today I haven't seen the whole picture.

U.A.E. visa decision 'reciprocity': ambassador


"Reciprocity" — not retaliation — is the official explanation for a decision by the United Arab Emirates to impose visa requirements on Canadian travellers in the new year.

Visitors from the U.A.E. currently need a visa to enter Canada, and the new rules will simply level the playing field, says a statement from the Gulf country's ambassador in Ottawa.

"The policy is based on a policy of reciprocity," ambassador Mohamed Abdulla Al Ghafli said via his office Tuesday.

The line was echoed by officials at the Foreign Affairs Department in Ottawa.

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/11/09/canada-uae-visas.html
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 | 3:34 PM ET
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/uae-envoy-explains-tit-for-tat-visa-demand/article1791860/

[JBoy]

3. LOL. I came to this forum to post almost the exact same thing.

Seriously. Fuck them. First they start getting all nazi-pissy about Blackberry service. Wouldn't be surprised if that was part of their hardball campaign on landing rights. I hope they choke on their empty skyscrapers.

[HEyHEY]

4. Yup, these tinpot dictatorships trying to push us around on behalf of a corporation?

Fuck em.

[BolivarianHero]

6. Fuck UAE...

If Chavez is a dicatator, these people are the second coming of Adolf Hitler.