Posted on 09/03/2005 12:38:15 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
Qatar gives 100 million dollars for US hurricane relief 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
DOHA (AFP) - The Gulf emirate of Qatar announced it will donate 100 million dollars to relief efforts for the US victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The aid was granted by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani "in the name of the government and the Qatari people," the official news agency QNA said.
Quoting a foreign ministry spokesman, QNA said: "Qatar expresses its sympathy and its solidarity to the US people and government in these painful circumstances and sends its condolences to the families of the victims in this humanitarian catastrophe."
Three other Arab countries -- Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates -- have also offered aid to the United States.
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Qatar is what socialism can be like when the government has $$$ and doesn't need to rely on the collective production of its citizens.
Only about 20% of the population is Qatari; the rest are imigrants on work visas. They control and process incoming workers very carefully.
I was there on a work residency visa and enjoyed it very much.
Got it; thanks!
I'll go with Catholic Charities. I visited ST Louis Cathedral in NO a few years ago. They will know who is in need.
Thank you to the people of Qatar. It is respectfully accepted by me.
to those that complain about al Jazeera? We have government sponsered propaganda called PBS. We also have stations that may as well be financially supported by the government since they carry the Dems water. The argument isn't persuasive.
Can't spell is but it is "shookran" or very close to it.
Quote of the Day :-)
Thank you, Qatar
Qatar's gift of 100K isn't nearly as political as Al Gore showing up this afternoon at Louis Armstrong Airport...and I'll bet he didn't bring anything except a news crew to capture his sound bites..
"Back when I used to watch O'Blowhard..."
O'Blowhard = ?
F'n A!
So I guess the $ 196 of 200 million so far (this is probably without Qatar,etc and their recent announcement of $ 100 million) will not really be going to help the poor souls we continue to watch on TV (or in my case, cannot watch any longer; it is way too sad to see their suffering for any length of time)...
THEY don't even say it the same way all the time....but on their state sponsored English radio broadcasts KAT-Tar is the most common. Cutter was popularized by too-smart-for-their-own-good reporters who thought that the CIA web site was correct.
Sorry, I'll go with what the locals say. And like I said, they aren't even always uniform.
The Hollyweirdos don't like the poor blacks they're seeing coming out of N.O....they're such hypocrites...
Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, a/k/a O'Blowhard, BORe, etc.
Good catch, good post ER.
Linked here.
there is no U in qatar
I forgot to say: Go Qatar, 100 million thanks, but get rid of Al-jazeera.
But it doesn't mention "in the name of allah"
No doubt, I first expected this to be a satire like The Onion or something.
Thank you Qatar!
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