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[quote:71148]Bin Ladins to build world's tallest building?
Saudi contractors on short list for skyscraper project

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Posted: May 9, 2004
11:46 p.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

Osama bin Laden's family business is on the short list of contractors bidding to build the world's tallest skyscraper.

It may seem tragically ironic that the name most closely associated with the destruction of New York's World Trade Center may soon be associated with the construction of the world's tallest building.

But, nevertheless, according to officials in Dubai – the site of the Burj Dubai, scheduled for completion in 2008 – that is more than a distinct possibility.

The Saudi Binladin Group, the biggest developer in the kingdom, begun by Osama bin Laden's father, is in the running for the project.

The skyscraper will be nearly half a mile and about one-third taller than the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. It will include a hotel wing, apartments, offices, entertainment centers and restaurants.

The project also includes one of the world's largest malls – the Dubai Mall with over 2 million square feet of retail space – and a mock "old town," making it "a city within a city."

Record-obsessed Dubai is already home to the world's largest man-made island, the Palm Jumeirah, and the world's first seven-star hotel, the Burj Al-Arab.

The Binladin group built its considerable fortune by carrying out many projects for the royal family in Saudi Arabia – including the the expansion of the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina.

Construction of the Burj Dubai project has already started, with excavation of the site completed recently.

Sales of residential units in the tower will start soon, said an official with Emaar Properties. [/quote:71148]

Oh the irony

Zoner · 05-13-2004, 12:27 PM

How come it's "The Binladin group" yet it's "Osama bin Laden"...Laden is spelled differently.

Typo or some wacky muslim thing?

In any case, that's fucked.

Hollywood · 05-13-2004, 12:32 PM

If you haven't noticed, Osama is also spelled Usama, and Bin Laden is spelled Bin Ladin, or ladan depending on which news network you are watching. Seriously, I remember when the attacks first happened, there must have been at least 3 variations on his name. I believe it's due to translation.

Tystnad · 05-13-2004, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollywood

If you haven't noticed, Osama is also spelled Usama, and Bin Laden is spelled Bin Ladin, or ladan depending on which news network you are watching. Seriously, I remember when the attacks first happened, there must have been at least 3 variations on his name. I believe it's due to translation.

Yeah, its Usama bin Ladin over here in Scandinavia..

Mr.Buttocks · 05-13-2004, 12:50 PM

I wonder if the Bush family will be putting any money into this venture?

TGB! · 05-13-2004, 12:50 PM

Irony. Hardly. Osama is as far removed from tha family as you can get.

But hey leave it up to the liberal media to play up any angle they can.

Zoner · 05-13-2004, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollywood

If you haven't noticed, Osama is also spelled Usama, and Bin Laden is spelled Bin Ladin, or ladan depending on which news network you are watching. Seriously, I remember when the attacks first happened, there must have been at least 3 variations on his name. I believe it's due to translation.

Yeah, true.

Kinda like that whackjob in Libya that everyone's friends with all of a sudden. No one seems to know how to spell his name either.

Qhadafi?
Khadhafi?
Quadhafi?

Make up yer friggin mind or better yet, ASK the fucker how it's supposed to be spelled. rolleyes:

Ferich · 05-13-2004, 01:00 PM

5 dollars says Guarnere's crashing a plane into it. Noctis Co - Pilot.

happy:

guarnere · 05-13-2004, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferich

5 dollars says Guarnere's crashing a plane into it. Noctis Co - Pilot.

happy:

rock: "Pilot to bombadier, pilot to bombadier, prepare for impact..."

Hollywood · 05-13-2004, 01:20 PM

[quote="TGB!":cd54c]Irony. Hardly. Osama is as far removed from tha family as you can get.

But hey leave it up to the liberal media to play up any angle they can.[/quote:cd54c]

"I don't care about politics, spin, the left or the right, I only care about irony"

05-13-2004, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferich

5 dollars says Guarnere's crashing a plane into it. Noctis Co - Pilot.

happy:

fuck that, run a remote-controlled B-52 into it

Pyro · 05-13-2004, 01:25 PM

CN Tower will own its ass.

Tystnad · 05-13-2004, 01:26 PM

Two words: Sky City.
Look it up huns, itll fuckin own that piece of shed..

geRV · 05-13-2004, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tystnad

Two words: Sky City.
Look it up huns, itll fuckin own that piece of shed..

[img]http://www.baverstock.com/funstuff/sky-city.jpg[/img]

eek:

Seriously though

[img]http://www.onjix.com/ryu/homepage/image/auckland/thumb/t-sky_city02.jpg[/img]

Looks like a large dildo.

Tystnad · 05-13-2004, 01:44 PM

[url:ac4e6]http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/skycity/interactive/interactive.html[/url:ac4e6]

THAT is Sky City..