what exactly were they hunting? i've searched and can't find it
Posted on 12/20/2015 1:45:38 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Man, this is like a Patriots - Dolphins game, who do I root for as a Jets fan?
Fools go hunting where falcons fear to fly.
“It was an an al Thani who raced his supercar around Beverly Hills...”
Thank you. I thought the al Thani name was familiar.
I hope Mario Andretti al Thani was one of the “guests”.
what exactly were they hunting? i've searched and can't find it
The Arab League Council called on the Iraqi government to shoulder its legal responsibilities and take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the abductees Qatari citizens and release them as soon as possible, especially as they had entered the Iraqi territory through an official entry visas issued by the Iraqi Embassy in Doha, based on the consent of the Iraqi Interior Ministry, and the kidnapping incident has occurred in territory under the sovereignty of the Iraqi government and its security control.
http://www.qna.org.qa/en-us/News/15122420140051/Arab-Foreign-Ministers-Condemn-Kidnapping-of-Qatari-Nationals
sorry: This can develop into something complicated:
Looks like a proxy war between Saudi and Iran. The kidnappers demand the release of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Nimr sentenced to death in Saudi. Nasrallah is going to be involved as negotiator.
http://al-akhbar.com/node/248885
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mohammed_Baqir_al-Nimr is not mentioned yet, but if he is pardoned soon it is an indication that Saudi want to defuse the situation and negotiate. But, this is “honor country” so expect irrationalities.
Only the Russian state media Sputnik News had a short piece on it, identifying a Shiite militia who might be responsible.
Sputnik News is like Debka, not to be trusted.
Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for the release of a group of Qatari hunters kidnapped in the south of the country, his representative said on Friday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-sistani-idUKKBN0U80JW20151225
Sistani is one of the few sane persons in the region.
According to the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram, the Qataris were abducted by the members of the Shiite militia group Brigade of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas. Negotiations for the release of the hostages are being conducted by Hadi al-Amiri, one of the leading commanders of the militia group.Let's see if Sistani's call can be heeded by whoever instigated this incident.
... or killed.
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, including the prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimrits, Interior Ministry said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security-idUSKBN0UG03B20160102
How many of the Qatari royals will be executed now?
We know what the problem is, but almost nothing is done (from a year ago - Oct 2014):
“This is a time bomb that, under the guise of education, Wahhabi Salafism is igniting under the world really. And it is funded by Saudi and Qatari money and that must stop,” said Gen Shaw. “And the question then is ‘does bombing people over there really tackle that?’ I don’t think so. I’d far rather see a much stronger handle on the ideological battle rather than the physical battle.”
When it comes to waging that ideological struggle, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are pivotal. “The root problem is that those two countries are the only two countries in the world where Wahhabi Salafism is the state religion – and Isil is a violent expression of Wahabist Salafism,” said Gen Shaw.
“The primary threat of Isil is not to us in the West: it’s to Saudi Arabia and also to the other Gulf states.”
Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia are playing small parts in the air campaign against Isil, contributing two and four jet fighters respectively. But Gen Shaw said they “should be in the forefront” and, above all, leading an ideological counter-revolution against Isil.
The sad thing for Nimr is that his work to improve the situation for Shias in Saudi was used by the Iranians against Saudi:
Nimr had long been regarded as the most vocal Shi’ite leader in Qatif, willing to publicly criticise the Al Saud ruling family and call directly for elections. But he was careful to avoid calling for violence, analysts say.
http://www.trust.org/item/20160102095347-tozwj
How many of the Qatari royals will be executed now?
and will the proxy war between Iran and Saudi heat up?
Iran has warned Saudi Arabia it will pay “a high price” for executing prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
#Saudi Armored Vehicles Heading To Restive #Qatif City After The Execution Of Prominent Cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/683245572841697280
Yemen
http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2016/01/02/saudi-led-coalition-announces-end-of-yemen-ceasefire
Approximately 60,000 Shiites (estimate of 1969) live in the oasis town of Qatif, which is about 65 km (40 mi) from the main Saudi refinery and the export terminal of Ras Tanura.
For the latest info, disinfo, gossip etc about Qatif:
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=Qatif
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