QATAR Seeks to Shed Rogue Reputation - Articles like this are designed to confuse... giving the illusion that Qatar is an independent state... in reality, it is a US-controlled gas station in the Gulf which until recently had an Australian Jew (Martin Indyk) as Washingtons resident minder. Its covert purpose has been to recycle $$petro-dollars into terrorism + insurgencies across the ME that suit the USAs geo-political ambitions... thus OBAMA also controls the ongoing genocide in GAZA via this fishing village come gas pumping station that steals IRANs offshore resources under the protection of US nuclear aircraft carrier attack groups marauding the Gulf + Arabian Sea... Tensions erupted in June during the nomination hearing for President Barack Obama’s pick to serve as ambassador to Doha.... Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Bob Corker... slammed Qatar’s “unhealthy” support for Islamists in SYRIA, while others lambasted the country for allowing Guantanamo prisoners released into its custody to be greeted as heroes.... The country’s support for Palestinian Hamas is another sore spot. Qatar has hosted Hamas political bureau leader in exile Khaled Meshaal since 2012, and the country supports the organization in Gaza financially..... In a July 31 letter to Secretary of State John Kerry... “I am deeply concerned that your close work with Qatar in pursuit of a Gaza cease-fire rewards, bolsters, and legitimizes Qatar’s longstanding sponsorship of the terrorist organization Hamas,” the co-chairman of the House Republican Israel Caucus wrote. “The severity of the current conflict and possibility for even greater escalation underscores why we must hold Qatar and all those who sponsor terrorism accountable rather than look the other way as Doha enables terrorism against Israel.” Qatar has vowed to help rebuild Gaza, but told Reuters that it will not be funding Hamas directly... Still others have sought to strip Qatar of its right to host the 2022 World Cup... Despite its deep pockets, Qatar spends relatively little on direct lobbying... Instead, the country has been spreading its influence via television, with the launch last year of Al Jazeera America into 48 million US homes... The Obama administration has defended Qatar, saying it is playing an increasingly positive role, notably in Syria...
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:24:22 +0000
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