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2006-10-24 Arabia

Qatar extends unprecedented invitation to Israeli FM

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Posted by lotp 2006-10-24 13:29|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yeah, its very nice that qatar is acting sane and trying to mediate. Good for Qatar, good for Israel.

But I doubt very much that Qatar has any real sway over Hamas, so it doesnt do much at all to solve that. Either Hamas has to be crushed by force, or it has to be delivered by Damascus, in a "grand deal".

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-10-24 16:05|| 2006-10-24 16:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Who gives a flip about Hamas? Maybe it's just cover for doing the obvious, common-sense thing.

/LOL hahhahahha
sorry.

Posted by Shipman 2006-10-24 19:01|| 2006-10-24 19:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Qatar is where the US Air Force went after we left Saudi Arabia. The Emir had an air force base built to the top NATO survivability standards, with enough hardened aircraft bunkers for at least 100 aircraft. The Qatari air force is very small, like 20 total aircraft.
We moved in, lock, stock, and barrel, and then left Saudi Arabia.
The Emir is looking for backdoor deals with the Israelis, and is using Hamas as his bitch to do so. He is pimping the situation with Hamas to provide cover for his in-depth negotiations with the Israelis on weapons, equipment, and counter-terrorism training.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-24 22:19|| 2006-10-24 22:19|| Front Page Top

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