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How to answer that .... I am happy for you that you are Welsh, no really I don't even smile when Anne Robinson take the pees, but deduce that you have some issues and have drawn some kind of parallel with Dubai, perhaps you even spent time there and have pleasant memories, I am cool with that but as the thread is "Escape from Dubai" and was generated by Herve I feel that this is the subject matter that we should stick to - gripes and all.
My story is but a sideline in a much bigger picture and will be addressed in the fullness of time, and outside of this forum I assure you. I do however find it therapeutic to engage with the supporters of a financially negligent and thoroughly corrupt society and to expose them for the sub human garbage that they are. Anyone still caught up in the media glitz surrounding dubai (locals & expats alike) are such easy targets it is an irresistable sport.
With the exception of Robby no one seems to want to do any research on any of the topics or details discussed herein, and to the best of my knowledge the Welsh have not as yet set in place a government proxy filter that denies access to google. Go on try it.
Dubai is a very small and young country with a disproportionate number of expatriate workers, the vast majority of which were and still are recruited and brought to Dubai by local companies and business, some are "posted" there by banks, construction and oil services companies, precious few go to live there out of a desire to flee their own country. I did read a while back about a few English VAT fraudsters living in Dubai, but I do not know of any that set up in Dubai on the back of Welsh government grants.
Do I know Herve, yes, can I vouch for what he is saying, yes - the connection is Dubai World and its Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. Why is it important for you to know that DW or Sultan knew of Herve's past - it should be enough for you to know that DW is a government entity with the resources, personnel, policies & procedures to do all the neccesary checks into someone's background and that those within DW who mattered at the time did indeed know that Herve was a former (that being the key word here) French Naval Officer and had served time with the DGSE.
Everyone is indeed entitled to a past, it is an irrefutable statement of fact, and is an integral part of ones being - are you trying to say that everyone you come across in your life should first present you with a resume, personal references and current home address of past employers or are you drawing an Orwellian picture of the realtime tracking of everyone who has ever done anything remotely suspicious - but I digress, I think I answered your reference comments.
Seems we have something in common, I too, just like you live in a small town and know a great number of my neighbours - we even drop by for coffee from time to time, we do not even lock our doors ! We have no need to hide. I left Dubai some time back and feel like the weight of the world had been taken from my shoulders. Working for a bunch of shylocks really takes its toll and the fawning of expats particularily the british makes me gag, even at the thought of it.
OK - onto the Welsh government business scam thing - sorry you really lost me there, what with all the capital letters and exclamation marks - On behalf of the whole non Welsh English speaking world I apologize but I am on pretty thin ice here as I only went to Wales once and that was to Cardiff Arms Park, and incidentally had a great time but did not fill out any grant applications.
Finally in closing, what I know is for me to know and non of your business, lets permit Herve to publish his book and we can converse again,
Can't leave this without commenting on continuity and relevance as the way your post reads its a bloody incohesive rant and now its in a welsh accent Aaargh!!!
Cya Later
