Woooooo - No, the Klown will not go up there.

From Drudge:
A group of racing camels pass under electricity lines in front of the world's tallest building under construction, the Burj Dubai, a 1,680-foot (512 meters) skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday July 21, 2007. The building is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which had dominated the world's skyline at 1,667 feet (508 meters) since 2004. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The Burj Dubai is expected to be finished by the end of 2008 and its planned final height has been kept secret. The state-owned development company Emaar Properties, one of the main builders in rapidly developing Dubai, said only that the tower would stop somewhere above 2,275 feet.

When completed, the skyscraper will feature more than 160 floors, 56 elevators, luxury apartments, boutiques, swimming pools, spas, exclusive corporate suites, Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani's first hotel, and a 124th floor observation platform.

After North American and Asian cities marked their 20th century economic booms with skyscrapers, the Gulf grew eager to show off its success with ever taller buildings. In Dubai, long an oil-rich Gulf symbol of rapid economic growth, the building reflects the city's hunger for global prestige.

The Klown wonders what will happen to these "oil-rich gulf" peeps if an alternative to oil is found. How long will it take them to go back to herding goats in the desert? Needless to say, all the "charities" which fund terrorists will be seriously lacking in funds. These "terrorists" (Al Queda, Palestinian gunmen, etc etc -- this is how they all get paid (or their families get paid.) So find an oil alternative - say goodbye to terrorists.

Most of the 4,000 laborers are Indian. They toil around the clock in Dubai's sizzling summer with no set minimum wage. Human rights groups regularly protest against labor abuse in Dubai, but local media rarely report such complaints.

LMAO - this lefty-assed reporter can't write a story on the success of capitalism without throwing in his stupid commie opinion. Yes -- these people are "toiling" -- they found jobs so they can earn money for their families -- but it isn't enough -- IT ISN'T ENOUGH!! "Hey -- human rights groups -- go in there and tell them they can't work that cheap -- that's right -- the developers will have to pay them more -- and don't worry, the developers won't raise their prices to cover the loss -- NOOooo -- the higher cost of wages only affects the rich -- the poor's prices NEVER go up --- WOW, THESE PEOPLE ARE STUPID.

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