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2017-06-09 Arabia
Qatar 'not prepared to change its foreign policy'
[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...
will never surrender to the pressure being applied by its Arab neighbours and won't change its independent foreign policy to resolve disputes that have put the region on edge, Qatar's foreign minister has told Al Jazeera.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made the remarks in Doha on Thursday, just days after Bahrain, 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, the UAE and several other countries cut relations with Qatar.

They accuse Qatar of supporting gangs and their regional rival, Iran. Qatar says the charges are baseless.

"We are not ready to surrender, and will never be ready to surrender, the independence of our foreign policy," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman said.

He also said Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would not leave the country while it was "in blockade", and therefore could not attend an offered mediation by US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
at the White House.
Posted by Fred 2017-06-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 Qatar not backing down. This will not end well for them I think.

Their airline can't operate, and 2 LNG tankers bound for Europe turned back. I assume because Egypt will refuse Suez passage.
Posted by phil_b 2017-06-09 01:33||   2017-06-09 01:33|| Front Page Top

#2 I AM not going to let the Moslem Brotherhod to survive, nor ISIS, nor Iranian aggression.

We have agreed that you support all three.

You are the belarus for satan (El Shatan) in the middle east as we have grown to know it.

And you are not acceptable.


You better Halt.
Posted by newc 2017-06-09 03:41||   2017-06-09 03:41|| Front Page Top

#3 On an historical note. Both the Saudis and Bahrain controlled Qatar, before the British came along and essentially created Qatar as a separate entity.

Time to find and old map, I think.
Posted by phil_b 2017-06-09 05:26||   2017-06-09 05:26|| Front Page Top

#4 This goes beyond jalapeno popcorn. This calls for Belgian chocolate with Armenian cognac: take a square of chocolate - don't swallow, and sip.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-06-09 05:42||   2017-06-09 05:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Shell tanker diverted as Qatar gulf row roils LNG market. LINK HERE. From gCaptain blog.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-06-09 14:20||   2017-06-09 14:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Apparently their balancing act isn't faring too well.
Posted by Pappy 2017-06-09 15:29||   2017-06-09 15:29|| Front Page Top

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