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| Qatar: Decision to cut ties violates our sovereignty |
| 2017-06-06 |
| [Al Jazeera] Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... has expressed surprise over the "unjustified" decision by Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... and the Maldives to suspend relations with Doha, saying that the decision was in "violation of its illusory sovereignty". "It was clear from the outset that the aim of the media campaign and the decision to cut off diplomatic and consular relations and close the borders is to pressure Qatar to abandon its national decision-making and illusory sovereignty," the Qatari Cabinet said in a statement on Monday. "The measures are unjustified and are based on claims and allegations that have no basis in fact," the foreign ministry said in another statement, adding that the decisions would not affect the normal lives of citizens and residents. "The aim is clear, and it is to impose guardianship on the state. This by itself is a violation of its [Qatar's] illusory sovereignty as a state," it added. Qatar has taken all necessary measures to ensure normal life and there is no need to panic or stock up essential items, according to a cabinet statement. Import of goods and movement of people will not be affected as all channels of import other than those from the Gulf states, which severed ties with Qatar, will continue to work as before, it said. "Marine and air spaces will remain open for import and movement. We have taken all necessary precautions to ensure normal life," the statement said. Push for isolation The Saudi kingdom made the announcement to cut ties via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security. The news agency released a statement in which it accused Qatar of "harbouring a multitude of terrorist and sectarian groups that aim to create instability in the region". As part of the measures, Saudi Arabia said it would pull Qatari support from the Yemen war. The UAE said in a statement it was cutting off all ties with Qatar. It also ordered Qatari citizens to leave the country within 14 days and banned its citizens from travelling to Qatar. Bahrain's foreign ministry issued a statement saying it would withdraw its diplomatic mission from Doha within 48 hours and that all Qatari diplomats should leave Bahrain within the same period. Egypt also announced the closure of its airspace and seaports for all Qatari transportation "to protect its national security", the foreign ministry said in a statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The measures are unjustified and are based on claims and allegations that have no basis in fact Then it shouldn't be hard to stop doing them. |
| Posted by: Chesney Wittlesbach8478 2017-06-06 18:10 |