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From: "Byron Fogan"

Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 162827 0400

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Subject: FW: Montgomery County Sentinel: Local erter Otters Perspective on UAE Deal

This is what the reporter came up with based on his conversations with Roman. Like we thought. he must not have found the information Roman was providing as credible. But. it seems. he has attempted to make Roman 21
de-facto expert on the UAE. Very strange piece that won't get a lot of that will ultimately. down the road. corrode any chance of Roman asserting something seditious later. Sounds like Roman just waived a
white ?ag, or got hosed by a reporter. Either way. . .not bad for us so far. We should. however, remain vigilant.

Byron K. Fogan
The Harbour Group

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Local writer o?ers perspective on UAE deal

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Published on: Thursday, May 28, 2009
From staff reports

They have oil. They want nuclear energy.

The United Arab Emirates, one of the country?s closest allies in the Middle East is also willing to bargain for it - pushing for closer ties to Washington and greater cooperation on a variety of issues while
seeking nuclear technology.

And one local free-lance writer agrees with President Barack Obama?s recent decision that such a move would promote security in the region.

At least two senators have written Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pushing for an agreement with the UAE to provide that country with the necessary technology.

?The UAE is a critical ally in the Persian Gulf, hosting US. military personnel, deploying forces in Afghanistan, and providing support to US. Air Force and Naval operations,? said a loner signed by US.
Senators Mary L. Landricu (D-LA) and George Voinovich (D-OH) and dated April 3, 2009.

Behind the drive for the nuclear plant is Ambassador Yousef bin Mani Saeod al-Otaiba.

In a letter drafted in November, 2008, Ambassador Otaiba outlined his country?s need for nuclear energy.

?The national annual peak demand for electricity is calculated to rise to more than 40,000 megawatts by 2020. Current, committed capacity can meet only halfof this Nuclear power generation would be best
able to meet this need,? Otaiba said.

But not everyone in the US. government is agreeable to supplying the UAE with nuclear technology.

Senator John (R-AZ) has questioned the involvement with Iran, and the ability of the UAE to enforce export controls.