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Boomhauer Mar 10th 2014 8:32 am

Saudi threatens to lay seige to Qatar
 

Saudi Arabia has threatened to blockade its neighbouring Gulf State Qatar by land and sea unless it cuts ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, closes Al Jazeera, and expels local branches of two prestigious U.S. think tanks, the Brookings Doha Center and the Rand Qatar Policy Institute.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-...b_4930518.html

Sounds rather heated.

Beaverstate Mar 10th 2014 8:45 am

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What a mess. This should be interesting.

scrubbedexpat141 Mar 10th 2014 8:58 am

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scary stuff.

Alexa Mar 10th 2014 9:10 am

Re: Saudi threatens to lay seige to Qatar
 
Just in case...anybody got some temp space for 2 very nice war refugees from Qatar ? Oh...and 3 cats.

shiva Mar 10th 2014 9:27 am

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My three year old doesn't behave this childishly

My bucket of shite is over flowing at the moment

Boomhauer Mar 10th 2014 9:36 am

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Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11166078)
My three year old doesn't behave this childishly

When you go through life having everything done and handed to you and no one says No...and you think everyone else is untermenschen...

shiva Mar 10th 2014 9:39 am

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 11166091)
When you go through life having everything done and handed to you and no one says No...and you think everyone else is untermenschen...

The lack of no is the root cause, it's truly terrifying.

That said I find the idea of gcc armies engaging each other utterly hilarious.

You can just imagine what it'd be like

Maxima Mar 10th 2014 9:41 am

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I somehow get the feeling that the recent sabre-rattling has something to do with the way the Russia-Ukraine situation has taken place; where the US gave the appearance of not willing to take any strong steps in favor of Ukraine...

flares Mar 10th 2014 9:45 am

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Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11166078)
My bucket of shite is over flowing at the moment

16 days and I'm outta here :thumbup:

Boomhauer Mar 10th 2014 10:02 am

Re: Saudi threatens to lay seige to Qatar
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 11166094)
That said I find the idea of gcc armies engaging each other utterly hilarious.

You can just imagine what it'd be like

Like this Singaporean soldier;)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...s5b116b11.jpeg

Boomhauer Mar 10th 2014 1:41 pm

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Al Arabiya's editor-in-chief says Qatar has a " small state syndrome" .

Well we know why Al Arabiya would say that;)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/faisal...usaolp00000592


Senior sources in Riyadh also say that following the toppling of Qaddafi in 2011, Saudi Arabia obtained audio recordings containing a conversation among top Qatari leaders discussing supporting an attempt to overthrow the Saudi monarchy. Unconfirmed reports hint that this audio recording was of Qatar's former Emir Sheikh Hamad and former Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim.

flares Mar 10th 2014 2:28 pm

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 11166327)
Al Arabiya's editor-in-chief says Qatar has a " small state syndrome" .

Well we know why Al Arabiya would say that;)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/faisal...usaolp00000592

wow if true

I'm loving the way the PAE 'story' on Qatar banning other gulfies from Harrods has been quoted in serious press in Egypt and Pakistan.

Bella Cockpit indeed :rofl:

http://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2014...c01b0cb86c.jpg

OleJanx Mar 10th 2014 2:59 pm

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I am usually a rather dour bastard, but the PAE and the follow up reports taken at face value have had me laughing all afternoon.
Bloody brilliant!:lol:

Boomhauer Mar 10th 2014 3:39 pm

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Originally Posted by OleJanx (Post 11166415)
I am usually a rather dour bastard, but the PAE and the follow up reports taken at face value have had me laughing all afternoon.
Bloody brilliant!:lol:

I do wish PAE would not disclose soo openly their satirical nature, it ruins the fun from what would otherwise surely be far more posters showing genuine umbrage.

OleJanx Mar 10th 2014 4:14 pm

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 11166489)
I do wish PAE would not disclose soo openly their satirical nature, it ruins the fun from what would otherwise surely be far more posters showing genuine umbrage.

:thumbup:


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