Well, one ambiguity from the recent drop of Epstein files was promptly cleared up.
The initially redacted name of the sender of the ‘torture video’ email to Epstein is revealed to have been one Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.
Among other things, Sulayem was the CEO of DP World, described as a ‘logistics giant that runs port terminals across six continents and plays a significant role in global trade infrastructure’.
He was also in charge of the construction of Dubai’s famous Palm Islands megastructure. Here’s his profile at the World Economic Forum.
Additionally, it was Sulayem who apparently arranged for Epstein to receive sacred cloth from the Kaaba in Mecca. The emails show UAE businesswoman Aziza Al‑Ahmadi organising the delivery.
Epstein allegedly used the cloth as a rug – which is no doubt being seen as rather offensive to devout Muslims.
When I first heard of the bizarre Kaaba cloth acquisition, I had considered that perhaps Epstein sought it for spiritual or ritualistic purposes: for example, maybe something to do with the material’s perceived energy imprint or symbolic value.
But no, apparently he just used it as a rug. It’s not as if Sulayem, who exchanged numerous lewd messages with Epstein and also acquired women (prostitutes or trafficked sex slaves – it’s unclear), via that connection, would’ve expected someone like Epstein to have wholesome reasons for wanting material otherwise meant for Islam’s holiest object of devotion.
Which really raises the recurring question of who these dubious Emirati rulers and big-wigs really are.
The Gulf States and Arab Emirates have always been essentially artificially-created principalities with no real culture or history: unlike the actual Arab countries with the actual culture and history, such as Syria, Iraq, Egypt, etc.
These mini states, however, are essentially polished criminal enterprises awash in dirty money and questionable operations ruled over by absolute dictators answerable to no one. They’re also invariably loved by the West and the international community and never questioned.
It’s arguable whether they’re real countries.
But let’s look at Jeffrey Epstein‘s relationship with Sultan bin Sulayem and the U.A.E and how it may be playing out in real-world geopolitical terms long beyond Epstein’s supposed death.
Putting the Epstein/U.A.E relationship in the proper context of Epstein being a Mossad/intelligence operator, let’s note that he in fact was the link between Israeli PM Ehud Barak (with whom he joked about mutually being Mossad in one of the recently released emails) and people like Sulayem.
Epstein’s relationship with Sulayem may have been crucial in forging the relationship between the U.A.E and Israel and also paving the way to the broader Abraham Accords.
But the Abraham Accords, far from being simple normalisation of relations between Israel and some select Arab states, are conceivably just a cover for long-standing geopolitical intrigues and bloody Neo-Colonialist projects.
Robert Inkalesh, writing in January, put it simply: ‘the Israelis are currently pursuing a joint agenda with the United Arab Emirates, particularly in both the Horn of Africa and Northern Africa. This alliance seeks to co-opt sectarian movements, separatist groups, and to weaponize warlords in order to reshape the continent as a whole…’
‘The Emirati and Israeli agendas are one in this regard. They are inseparable and connected on almost every conceivable level, this is to the point that the de facto head of intelligence operations for the UAE has long been a man named Mohammed Dahlan, well known for his alleged involvement with Mossad and the CIA; particularly in Africa…’
And let’s look at *what’s going on* today in the most war-torn places in Africa.
The recent controversy over Israel and strife-ridden Somalia has a backstory illuminated by the Epstein emails.
On 26th December, Israel became the first country to formally recognise Somaliland as an independent state: a move that not only outraged the government of Somalia, which saw it as a direct threat to sovereignty, but also drew condemnation from most of the international community.
As it happens, Somaliland was a topic of great interest in Epstein’s correspondence long before this recent Israeli move.
Freddie Ponton, writing at 21st Century Wire, highlights how the ‘Recently published articles and DOJ‑linked emails (EFTA01885124) show Epstein’s circle eyeing Somaliland as early as 2012 for water and finance ventures. One message describes “huge water reserves, untapped (and clean) near the port city of Berbera. providing direct access to the Saudi market…’
It continues, ‘Here, the UAE, through DP World and bin Sulayem, has poured billions into Berbera port, signing controversial agreements that bypass Somalia’s central government. DP World and its partners have committed up to 1 billion USD to logistics infrastructure… all under a legal framework that treats Somaliland as a quasi‑sovereign partner despite its lack of international recognition…’
Funny how Israel’s present actions align tidily with discussions between Epstein and Sulayem as far back as 2012.
The U.A.E has also been central to the devastating conflict ravaging Sudan.
A recent article in The Cradle reports ‘A January 2024 UN Security Council report confirmed Emirati networks were deeply embedded in RSF supply lines. In March 2025, the Sudanese government launched a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Abu Dhabi of supporting these militias in committing crimes in Darfur and other regions…’
Key to understand is that the U.A.E is a global hub for mercenary warfare and destabilisation operations.
I wrote about some of this here back in 2019, specifically relating to the flow of international mercenaries into the U.A.E and the connections to Blackwater founder Erik Prince (who else?). As highlighted back then, hundreds of mercenaries from various nationalities fighting on behalf of the U.A.E were being trained in the desert under the supervision of the Israeli Defense Forces.
I also examined Erik Prince’s general activities (and the future of warfare) here.
The U.A.E’s role in Africa destabilisation is clear. In Sudan, massacres and even accusations of genocide have been mounting – though not receiving as much media coverage as warranted.
A recent UN investigation claimed, ‘The body of evidence we collected — including the prolonged siege, starvation and denial of humanitarian assistance, followed by mass killings, rape, torture and enforced disappearance, systematic humiliation and perpetrators’ own declarations – leaves only one reasonable inference… These are the hallmarks of genocide.’
This is no longer definable as a Sudanese war: it’s an international sports game – involving mass killing, torture, rape and starvation being inflicted on the indigenous population.
And even from beyond the grave, Jeffrey Epstein’s fingerprints are discernible on these international events: particularly if, as is argued, he was crucial to the U.A.E and Israel’s alliance.
An interesting article in the New Arab from 2023 argued that the conflict in Sudan might’ve been in part triggered by Israeli and American insistence on Sudan being part of the Abrahamic Accords and normalising relations with Israel. As it explained; ‘there has been hardly any serious discussion about how Israel and the US’s desire to consolidate Khartoum’s position in the Abraham Accords have emboldened militaristic authoritarianism in the country…’
It argues that the US and Israel has essentially had no interest in encouraging democracy or freedom in Sudan, but in simply supporting whichever militaristic faction will commit to Abraham.
But if all of that isn’t ugly enough, there’s more.
Because the U.A.E hasn’t just been flooding Sudan with its hired brutes.
The same piece from The Cradle quoted earlier tells us, ‘October 2024, reports surfaced that the UAE was financing the recruitment of African mercenaries to fight for the Israeli army in Gaza and Lebanon. Abu Dhabi leveraged its alliance with Addis Ababa to draw fighters from Ethiopia, contracting with firms like Raven and Global CST, which have long-standing ties to Tel Aviv…
It further explains, ‘Eyewitnesses have spotted tanks bearing both Israeli and UAE flags, and testimonies from Gaza detainees described interrogations by soldiers speaking in Emirati-accented Arabic. According to Western diplomatic sources, these movements are part of the UAE and Israel’s “day after” arrangements for an ethnically-cleansed Gaza Strip…’
And so on and on it goes. Gaza, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen… essentially, wherever blood is being shed on a large scale, there seems to be Israeli and Emirati machinations involved.
This isn’t really even about Jeffrey Epstein: even though one might get the false impression that this is still very much the World According to Jeffrey Epstein that we’re living in.
Epstein himself was merely one now highly visible actor in a complex tapestry of such actors who we’ll probably never know about.
It’s simply that the publicly released documents have shed some additional light on this specific individual and his dealings and connections: offering us a glimpse at, among other things, the ruthless criminal enterprises at the heart of geopolitics.
And at disgusting individuals like Sultan bin Sulayem.
If there’s one thing almost everyone agrees on by now, it’s that the world is being run by the nastiest people.
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