Back from the Mid East

[gutshotdraw]

The money that I am making is not taxed till I reach 87,500 after that I will need to figure out what to do with the money.

Good for you SIU. My advice, find a good banker there in Dubai (it is a major banking hub with a clean reputation) and figure out a way to legally shield as much of the income as possible from U.S. taxes. Live as cheaply as possible (while still taking advantage of the, ahem, local scenery) and bank as much as you can. Super rich folks can be "mercurial" at times and those kind of gigs can end or turn bizarre on a moment's notice. A friend tells me there is something remarkably comforting about a 7 figure off-shore account.

 

[DBS]

I would be interested also. I have EMB typerating and my wife has a job lined up for her over there.

 

[dc9]

UK raises terror alert level in UAE

Published: 6/16/08, 7:25 AM EDT


ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The British government has raised its terror warning to the highest level for its citizens living in the United Arab Emirates, an embassy spokesman said Monday.
A statement posted on the Web site of the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi said the country has "a high threat of terrorism."
"We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE. Attacks could be indiscriminate and could happen at any time," it said.
Simon Goldsmith, a spokesman for the British Embassy in Dubai, confirmed the heightened alert and said the terror threat level for Britons in the UAE was at the highest level used by the British government.
Goldsmith would not comment on what triggered the heightened alert, but said the threat level was under constant review.
Possible targets include spots popular with expatriates and foreign travelers such as residential compounds, as well as "military, oil, transport and aviation interests," according to the warning posted on the British Embassy's Web site.

siucavflight,
I just thought you might want to see this.

 

[siucavflight]

UK raises terror alert level in UAE

Published: 6/16/08, 7:25 AM EDT


ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The British government has raised its terror warning to the highest level for its citizens living in the United Arab Emirates, an embassy spokesman said Monday.
A statement posted on the Web site of the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi said the country has "a high threat of terrorism."
"We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE. Attacks could be indiscriminate and could happen at any time," it said.
Simon Goldsmith, a spokesman for the British Embassy in Dubai, confirmed the heightened alert and said the terror threat level for Britons in the UAE was at the highest level used by the British government.
Goldsmith would not comment on what triggered the heightened alert, but said the threat level was under constant review.
Possible targets include spots popular with expatriates and foreign travelers such as residential compounds, as well as "military, oil, transport and aviation interests," according to the warning posted on the British Embassy's Web site.

siucavflight,
I just thought you might want to see this.

Thanks, but the way that I look at it is we have been attacked in the US by terrorist on 9-11, very badly. Nothing has ever happened in the UAE, so at least to this point the UAE is far more protected then the US, statistically speaking.

 

[dc9]

Thanks, but the way that I look at it is we have been attacked in the US by terrorist on 9-11, very badly. Nothing has ever happened in the UAE, so at least to this point the UAE is far more protected then the US, statistically speaking.

I don't think I'd go so far as to say "protected". Lucky maybe, but certainly not protected. Just be careful over there. Unlike here where we have 7000 miles of separation from the terrorist mother ship, in the UAE the terrorist mother ship is literally docked in your own backyard.

 

[siucavflight]

I don't think I'd go so far as to say "protected". Lucky maybe, but certainly not protected. Just be careful over there. Unlike here where we have 7000 miles of separation from the terrorist mother ship, in the UAE the terrorist mother ship is literally docked in your own backyard.

That is true, however as much as the the liberals might not like to hear it the best way to deal with terrorists is quickly and swiftly. In the UAE the punishment for terrorism is a swift public decapation. In the US we are now according to our supreme court allowing terrorist the same rights granted to our citizens. The quicker we wake up the better off we are. I firmly believe that I am safer from terrorist in the UAE then I am in the USA. That said I still love this country more then anywhere else, it is just sad to see it being slowly ruined by our bleeding heart liberals.

 

[dc9]

Amen to that! If the US had quicker and harsher penalties for crimes, I think the crime rate would drop significantly. I'm all for decapitating convicted terrorists. I think we should also utilize racial profiling at airports, like El Al does. Let me think about this...every single one of the 9/11 high jackers were young middle-eastern men and the ACLU thinks that it's wrong to use racial profiling to single out young middle-eastern men for additional security screening. What is wrong with this picture?!

 

[Freight Dog]

Label ACLU as a terrorist organization, freeze their funds, and arrest their leaders - problem solved.

Hey SIU, where do I sign up?

 

[CALDC9]

SIU,

Which acft are you flying, the Legacy or 604?
Thanks




PS check your PM

 

[mavrck]

tell me thats not your wife in your Avatar!