Is Dubai the city of the 21st C ?

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	Is Dubai the city of the 21st C ?

syncopath

6-14-2008 4:29 PM

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an article at source by Mike Davis on: "A Paradise Built on Oil."

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6-19-2008 3:37 PM

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