Political Insanity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Crisis in Qatar, The Plight of the Camels
NOVANEWS
By Felicity Arbuthnot
The last straw will break the camel’s back. (Various attributions.)
After his visit to the Kingdom in May, Donald Trump decided to back the Saudi-led blockade of tiny Qatar (2015 population 2.235 million, but just 313,000 citizens) imposed less than a month later.
The siege was also joined by Bahrain, Doha, the Maldives, the UAE – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. It was quickly pointed out that:
“(The) US President has long history of lucrative investment deals with Saudi Arabia but few ties to the small Gulf nation.” (1)
Trump’s financial bounties from Saudi: “… includes the purchase of tens of millions of dollars in Trump’s real estate properties by wealthy Saudis over the years.”
Moreover:
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