UAE torture prince threatens US nuke deal
Washington is having second thoughts about a nuclear deal with the UAE after a torture videotape involving an Abu Dhabi prince sent shock waves around the world.
The world reacted in shock to footage that showed Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, son of the late UAE president and brother of the Abu Dhabi crown prince, sadistically torturing an Afghan grain dealer who had allegedly cheated in a business deal.
The victim was beaten with wooden planks with nails protruding from them, after which the prince poured salt on his bleeding wounds.
The video also shows the prince setting fire to the victim’s genitals, giving him electric shocks with a cattle prod, ramming desert sand into his mouth, and firing bullets around him with an automatic rifle.