A Doubaï, les zombies s’en foutent


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28/11/2009 - Bloc-Notes

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La crise, ils ne connaissent pas, ils ne veulent pas connaître, ils ont consigne générale et intérieure (aux individus) de ne pas connaître. Ainsi en est-il de la situation à Doubaï, après le coup de tonnerre de l’annonce, les 26 et 27 novembre 2009, des ennuis financiers de l’émirat qui est la vitrine postmoderniste du monde de demain. (Doubaï est-il l'image de ce que les neocons auraient voulu faire de l'Irak?)

Cette atmosphère à Doubaï est décrite par Conor Purcell, qui réside à Doubaï, dans The Independent du 28 novembre 2009. Quelques extraits…

«It was all supposed to be so different. Next week, on UAE National Day, the Burj Dubai was set to open. The 818-metre tower was to be a testament to everything the emirate has achieved. That opening was postponed a few weeks ago and the Burj will open in January instead. That now looks like a good move. As the world's media speculate on what effect Dubai's latest crisis will have on the global economy, the last thing anyone needed was a party celebrating the world's tallest white elephant.

»But there is no sense of panic on the streets of Dubai. Many people are unaware of what is going on, others either don't understand – or don't care. Many people have used the holiday weekend to take a break in Beirut or Oman, to go to beach parties or relax in the sun. Global financial turmoil is just not on their radar.

»This is partly due to the local media who have played down the crisis – focusing on the government's restructuring or ignoring the issue altogether. The front page of the biggest-selling newspaper in the country, Gulf News, today mentioned nothing of the issue, focusing on the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca and the Eid holiday. Ignorance, it seems, is bliss. This carefully contrived atmosphere of nonchalance was reflected in the statement issued by the chairman of Dubai's Supreme Fiscal Committee, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, as he attempted to reassure markets that all was well and fundamentals were sound.»

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