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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey sends first cargo ship with aid for Qatar |
| 2017-06-24 |
| [DAWN] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on Thursday sent a first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally 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... , which has been hit by sanctions from Gulf powers led 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... , state media said. Almost two dozen Turkish troops also arrived in Qatar as Ankara ramps up military support for Doha, even as it tries not to irritate Riyadh. Turkey has already sent over 100 planes with food and other aid for Qatar, but this is the first time a fat merchantman has embarked on the voyage to Doha. The ship left the Aegean port of Aliaga in Izmir province with around 4,000 tonnes of fruit, vegetables and other foodstuffs on board, the Anadolu news agency said. It should arrive in 10 days. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting "terrorism" and leaving Doha economically and politically isolated. Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on Wednesday that Turkey had already sent 105 cargo flights to Qatar loaded with aid to help the country through the crisis. A bill was also fast-tracked through the Turkish parliament this month allowing Ankara to send up to several thousand troops to a base in Qatar. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Almost. MB and Salafis -- by whom I take you mean ISIL -- are one and the same, just different and somewhat but not really competing strains. Remember Turkey, who is MB, supports ISIL. I think it best to think of all Salafi Jihadis as one and the same: Salafi Jihad. |
| Posted by: TopRev 2017-06-24 21:58 |
| #2 Diesel, airplane parts, then bandages? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-06-24 21:53 |
| #1 So it'll be a three-way match between the Salafists, the Shiites, and the Muslim Brotherhood? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-06-24 15:56 |