 You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
Seems a bit rich for Saudi Arabia to be pointing fingers at Qatar's alleged ties to Islamist groups. When they themselves export such a rigid strain of Islam and support radical schools and mosques around the world.
It is exactly why they are doing it, divert the attention away to minor players.
I am not sure I'd describe Qatar as a minor player.
Agreed OP - Sunni v Shia issues here and certainly not a good guy vs bad scenario
Qatar's a minor player???! - allegedly of course! They were the only country in the world to have a formal embassy for the Taliban (so basically Al-Qaeda) in Doha at one point.
Qatar's a minor player???
Compared to Saudi, yes.
Saudi and Qatar are the difference between UKIP and the EDL. One is at least making an effort to conceal its extremism, even if it is patently obvious to the onlooker.
At least it should ensure that the Qatari world cup is one of the safest going. Don't bite the hand etc...
Sunni v Shia issues here and certainly not a good guy vs bad scenario
It all started going wrong after the release of their fifth album 'All I ever need is you' in 1971.
bravo
When they 'cut ties' they don't mess about do they? I was thinking, lock the doors at the embassy, rattle a sabre or two, sense will prevail. Nope, they've effectively deported every Qatari and closed their air space.
Of course DT has waded into it now.... it's all starting to make sense. latest reports from the beeb..
Daley Thompson?
Just what the region needs, ratcheting up the tensions.
My reading is that Trump went to the middle East and effectively legitimised the Sunni nations persecution if the Shia. Think of it like Protestants v Catholics in Northern Ireland during the troubles.
Bound to end well.
Sunni v Shia issues here and certainly not a good guy vs bad scenario
hardly that situation considering that both countries are predominantly Sunni muslim...but you're right that its not a good guy vs bad guy scenario
they are doing it, divert the attention away
just like the world is getting wise to the actions of other oppressive and illegal governments in the region...the same is happening to the Saudis...this is a panic move to divert attention away from the fact that they are snapping up weapons form the UK and somehow some of those are finding their way into the wrong hands.
everyone knows that they are along with a few more countries, the key players behind this reign of terror that is sweeping across human society
Trumps claiming it as an achievement of his Saudi trip 😯
fool is getting himself tangled up in a sunni-shia oil dictatorship regional pissing match
what does this mean for the World Cup?
Qatar is a big investor in the UK, May was banking on a 5bn Qatari sovereign wealth fund investment in the UK as a Brexit cushion
https://www.ft.com/content/95fa7424-49e0-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b
will we be seeing that government saudi report that we were promised by the Tories?
will we be seeing that government saudi report that we were promised by the Tories?
The tip of the iceberg kimbers, symbiotic relationship - oil for weapons. Even if it is released what then, can't see the powers that currently be have the guts to stand up and take responsibility for their actions.
so Saudi (& Trump) are being played by the Russians!?
The plot thickens.
Trump with his indiscreet tweeting will have landed himself right in it.
(Can't seem to to get the URL button to work)
Trump with his indiscreet tweeting will have landed himself right in it.
And you think he actually gives a shit?
The man is pathologically incapable of giving any consideration to the possible consequences of [i]anything[/i] he says or tweets!
I wonder what James Cordon thinks about the whole situation?