It has just been revealed Dubai purchased the entire island of Key West for 560 Trillion Dirham ($1.5 Billion US). Reports have surfaced of plans for the Largest Island Resort in the World. This would call for bulldozing the entire island and construction could take a decade.

This continues a recent trend, Dubai interests have also purchased large amounts of real estate in foreign countries, in particular snapping up trophy properties in global centers like New York and London; a typical purchase in 2005 was New York's 230 Park Avenue (formerly known as the New York Central Building or the Helmsley Building) and Essex House on Central Park South.

President George Bush supported the deal and said he would veto any attempt to block the sale. “I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern country is held to a different standard than an South American country,” Mr. Bush said. “I am trying to conduct foreign policy now by saying to the people of the world, ‘We’ll treat you fartly.’ Unless you are in Guantanamo Bay Resort. Still, I love freedom and hate those who hate those who love freedom.”

The "Conch Crier" has uncovered some artistic conceptions of possible designs that would call for lush tropical growth lining rows of condo/resort buildings, with all rooms facing west, and with beaches surrounding the island.