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2. The Likely Context: The Sheikh Issa Scandal

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 06:09 PM

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While the email is vague, the timing offers a critical clue. Just two days prior, on April 22, 2009, ABC News broadcast a graphic "torture tape" involving Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the UAE royal family. The video, which sparked global outrage, showed the Sheikh beating a grain merchant with a nailed plank and running him over with a massive SUV. Epstein’s comment "I loved the torture video" was likely a reference to this breaking international news story, suggesting a shared, morbid fascination with the impunity of the Gulf elite.

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What is the "torture" video referenced? Honestly there is no way I can keep up with all this. hlthe2b Tuesday #1

The Likely Context: The Sheikh Issa Scandal UpInArms Tuesday #2

OMG... hlthe2b Tuesday #4

Release it then Johnny2X2X Tuesday #3