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Arabia
Our war is on terrorism, not on Qatar
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] We are not at war with 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...
but at war with terrorism. This message must be the slogan of the countries, which boycotted Qatar. "The frontline of the war on terror" is a phrase that must always be used to remind of the major aim which Qatar is trying to divert people’s attention from by coming up with other headlines such as siege, starvation, subjugation and others.

The second plan is "to internationalize our goals" and not just limit them to our local front. This is a strategic orientation that requires different activity that’s directed to the international public opinion and not just to the decision makers.

Unfortunately, Qatar insists to bury its head in the sand as it thinks the time it will gain will be in its favor. However,
the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach...
Qatar does not have a winning card and its only bet is to try and gain time. Its only hope to survive is to disintegrate "the front of the war on terror" locally and internationally and divert the world’s attention from our goal which is war on terror and make everyone think that there is a war against its people and economy.

It is inspired by the Israeli model as it internationally markets the crisis by claiming it is a moderately religious country that’s surrounded by krazed killer religious countries. It is marketing itself as a small state that is surrounded by big countries and as an oasis for safety among countries suffering from unrest. It wants the world to think that it was targeted for these reasons to divert attention from what is really happening.

Buying time
Meanwhile,
...back at the wine tasting, Vince was about to start on his third quart...
Qatar’s reaction clearly shows that it has not yet understood the size of Gulf and international changes. It is betting on time while hoping that these changes are not permanent. Doha is not aware that time is not on its side as long as leads on terrorism eventually reveal that Qatar either financed hard boyz or embraced them.

In the end, Qatar will not only be targeted by Gulf countries but it will also be targeted internationally and in that case, it will have no choice but to submit to international will.

All we have to do is clarify these ties to the international community. This is what we must focus on while "addressing the international community." We must not allow Qatar to address the latter on its own via more misleading campaigns.

Qatar’s rhetoric while addressing the international community is confusing when it talks about its relations with armed organizations. There are recordings and footage that document these ties. These armed organizations have begun to get out of control and to target Europe via "lone wolves."

This latter term is used to describe individuals whom armed organizations recruit from afar. The international community cannot be lenient with any party that has anything to do with these attacks against it.

This is where Qatar gets confused as it cannot confront these facts. Qatar must respond to the recent developments, however, so far it has limited its activity to working internally to strengthen the local front and mobilize Qatari support. It adopted the mechanism of "fear" and relied on the sympathy of some Arabs, and exploited this to play the victim.

Confused rhetoric
However,
the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach...
it’s clear that Qatar’s rhetoric is confused on the international level. This was seen during the interview of Hamad bin Jassem ‐ the maestro of Qatari foreign policy over the course of 20 years ‐ with Charlie Rose. The interview did not match the seriousness of recent developments and their repercussions on Qatar and the region.

Some television channels and writers stand by Qatar because they adhere to its role in the plan to re-divide the region and not because they love it or believe it is innocent. This support though did not put an end to the repercussions affecting the Qatari command. What if we address the European and American public opinion and if the "front of war on terror" supply it with information and data that link the attacks on Europe to organizations which Qatar supports?

Qatar bets on time and on those who despise the Saudi kingdom to reshuffle the deck. It cannot defend itself but is working on making 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...
defend itself. Qatar is working to turn the attack against it into an attack against Saudi Arabia and it is doing so by exploiting the agendas and internal conflicts of some parties.

Doha is also using the media outlets which do not like 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...
and favors the former American policy and which for years criticized Saudi Arabia and promoted Iran. This is how Qatar is reshuffling the deck.

Our task then is to address the international public opinion and reorganize the situation so the world realizes that supporting the Qatari command is not tantamount to a protest against Saudi Arabia but is tantamount to playing with fire. Leniency with Qatar means leniency with terrorism. This is the message, which must be conveyed.
Posted by: Fred || 06/20/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Qatar (MB)

#1  Our war is on terrorism, not on Qatar

Until it is.
Posted by: phil_b || 06/20/2017 5:58 Comments || Top||

#2  That's the mistake that Bush made.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/20/2017 6:49 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Deep State Senior Fellow: ‘We Have a Dysfunctional Presidency' at This Moment in Time
[Breitbart] Monday on CNN’s "Situation Room," when asked about the political fight over the Republican health care bill, former CIA Director Leon Panetta called the Donald Trump presidency "dysfunctional."

Panetta said, "This is a moment when, you know, you wonder why there are angry and frustrated people in this country who look to Washington and see very little getting done. And, you know, we have--there’s no question we have a dysfunctional Congress. I think to some extent we have a dysfunctional presidency as well at this moment in time. And I think everything, everything that can be done to try to put pressure on both Republicans and Democrats to work together to try to resolve these key issues, particularly on health care, is something that ought to be done now."

"I know the Democrats have to fight the Republicans," he continued. "I know the Republicans are doing their thing to try to keep this within the party. But I really think that both parties need to look at the larger picture here, which is that literally, the United States of America will be affected by what they do, and they can’t do this in secret, and they can’t do this simply by fighting each other over these kinds of issues. They have to learn to work together to do what is right for our country."
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2017 01:04 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  they can’t do this in secret,

Says a member of the regime that gave us Obamacare in secret.
Posted by: badanov || 06/20/2017 5:06 Comments || Top||

#2  No, we had one before. This one's the tidy up.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 06/20/2017 6:07 Comments || Top||

#3  “There was never any [Benghazi] order to stand down,” he said on Thursday. “On the contrary, the whole effort was to do everything possible to try to save lives.”
~ Leon Panetta testimony before congress.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/20/2017 6:19 Comments || Top||

#4  A functional Presidency would have the whole lot of them in jail?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/20/2017 6:48 Comments || Top||

#5  In front of a firing squad, grom. A functional government would have the Obama and Clinton cliques in front of a firing squad.
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 06/20/2017 7:24 Comments || Top||

#6  Yes, and we have a dysfunctional and corrupt political class, which is how you got Trump.

At the rate you are going, you will corrupt and dysfunctional your way into prison or worse once we get fully sick of your shit.
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/20/2017 7:47 Comments || Top||

#7  Lets see:

Friday the President went to Florida to announce Obama's pandering to Communist Cuba has been disfunctionalated.

Last week Mr President and Mr Vice President had numerous meetings with Latin American leaders opening up opportunities for US companies to help modernize Central and South American countries.

Today Mr President had another one of those meetimgs with a Latin American leader. The rest of the day was round tables and luncheons with major US tech company leaders on stream lining and over hauling the Federal Government with the latest technologies to make fovernment smaller and more efficient.

I do believe we have a very busy 5 star CEO in the Oval Office Mr Piniota.
Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 || 06/20/2017 7:51 Comments || Top||

#8  It would tickle me if the President swept next years NCAA Pool.
Posted by: Shipman || 06/20/2017 8:27 Comments || Top||

#9  Deep State Senior Fellow: ‘We Have a Dysfunctional Presidency Congress' at This Moment in Time

FIFY
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance || 06/20/2017 8:44 Comments || Top||

#10  #9 Ditto. Congress lives in the past. Trump is moving along at warp speed and they peddle their tricycles. Congress really is retro. They have not kept up with the technology of the times. I understand some government agency's still have floppy disks.
Posted by: Dale || 06/20/2017 9:50 Comments || Top||

#11  "dysfunctional" - definition: He ain't one of us.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 06/20/2017 9:50 Comments || Top||

#12  The actual quote (As opposed to Breitbart's usual contextually challenged headline.) reads;

"I think to some extent we have a dysfunctional presidency as well at this moment in time."

When read in full the statement doesn't sound all that unreasonable. And some may argue it's an acurate assessment.
Posted by: DepotGuy || 06/20/2017 9:55 Comments || Top||

#13  I don't know what world Panetta is in but yesterday's meeting of the Tech Part of AMERICA INC. with the Trumps is the most effective I have ever seen any US president in my life!

A functional path to remove 1 Trillion $ off inefficiency from government is pretty big! They chance that it might generate 2 Trillion of increase in the economy too is pretty damn big!

Posted by: 3dc || 06/20/2017 11:11 Comments || Top||

#14  Completely dissagree with both Panetta and the Home Depot guys usual anti-Trump spital.
Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 || 06/20/2017 11:11 Comments || Top||

#15  Not "anti-Trump". Just Anti-misleading headlines for gullible consumers. But thanks for the renforcement of my point.
Posted by: DepotGuy || 06/20/2017 11:40 Comments || Top||

#16  When read in full the statement doesn't sound all that unreasonable.

When a Deep State fuckhead say something like that with words like 'to some extent' and 'moment in time' attached to either side of it, you may discard those words.

And some may argue it's an acurate assessment.

Who? Who are these "some" and what are their arguments?

Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 || 06/20/2017 11:47 Comments || Top||

#17  Yes, we have a dysfunctional Congress who is for "we the people" only until elected. Then it's all about keeping the $$ , the perqs and the power at the expense of "we the people". Now, OTH, we have Trump who has had tons of $$, power and perqs before and probably fewer now. Who, I ask you, would seem to have better intentions and be non-dysfunctional?
Posted by: warthogswife || 06/20/2017 12:28 Comments || Top||

#18  "you may discard those words"

The wilful omission of rhetorical qualifiers (paticularly in a headline) reveals the editors agenda to intentionally mislead. Pannetta expresses uncertainty in both degree and duration. The edited headline subtlety insinuates declaritive certainty.

"...and what are their arguments?"

One example of dysfunction would be the conflicting information regarding health care legislation between the President and his staff.
Posted by: DepotGuy || 06/20/2017 12:44 Comments || Top||

#19  I understand some government agency's still have floppy disks.

The old 5.25" disks or did they upgrade to the newer 3.5" 1.44 MB disks?
Posted by: Raj || 06/20/2017 13:13 Comments || Top||

#20  Raj. In the tech meeting the 8" ones were mentioned.
I haven't seen any since about 1982.
Posted by: 3dc || 06/20/2017 13:21 Comments || Top||

#21  With the 8" comment are they still using old Corvus Concepts or IBM punch to floppy machines?
Posted by: 3dc || 06/20/2017 13:23 Comments || Top||

#22 
Posted by: 3dc || 06/20/2017 13:25 Comments || Top||

#23  But are those 8" double sided / dual density? Those 1 meg disks were the cats pajamas back in '79.
Posted by: AlanC || 06/20/2017 13:42 Comments || Top||

#24  I bet on 256K or 512K disks
Posted by: 3dc || 06/20/2017 14:25 Comments || Top||

#25  One of those situations where all the storage options for the machine added together don't equal a small portion of the storage in your camera or i-phone.
Posted by: 3dc || 06/20/2017 14:27 Comments || Top||

#26  If you hire staff that agrees with everything you say you are a piss poor executive and you are throwing money away on people you don't need. Dumb as a door knob knuckle draggers who have no business trying to look smart by spewing ignorance need to stick to selling door knobs at home depot.
Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 || 06/20/2017 14:44 Comments || Top||

#27  "Leon Panetta testimonyLIES before congress"

FTFY, #3 B.
Posted by: Barbara || 06/20/2017 15:01 Comments || Top||

#28  "If you hire a staff that agrees with everything you say..."

Providing conflicting information has nothing to do with public displays of agreement. Try to keep up here junior.
Posted by: DepotGuy || 06/20/2017 15:39 Comments || Top||

#29  Home Depot. More knuckle dragging
Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 || 06/20/2017 18:43 Comments || Top||

#30  Home depot. Ypur ignorance is stunning. Have you even watched Trumps show Apprentice????? Not only must you have a stsff that gives the top executive diverse views on complex topics, those views MUST BE PUBLIC domain for a follow-up public RFI n each of those views so the Executive can make the most effective final decision possible, junior.
Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 || 06/20/2017 19:07 Comments || Top||



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