Comments on: Gulf Arabs: Sowing Catastrophe, Reaping Despair

By: Nabeel Moidu

Nabeel Moidu — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:15:21 +0000

Umm Rayya
Obviously I was being sarcastic….
But actually there are many here who think differently too and the rulers do some good things too..for eg. they rebuilt many of the destroyed villages in Lebanon,including Beit Hanoun and handed over the money directly rather than via the corrupt Lebanese govt. They’ve also been generous towards the Palestinians. Khaled Meshaal visits Doha very often. That wouldn’t be without a purpose.

By: pakistani

pakistani — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:48:45 +0000

Umm Rayya
Mr.Nabeel is being sarcastic when he is saying that the Qataris are showing solidarity with Iraqis.

By: Umm Rayya

Umm Rayya — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:50:57 +0000

By the way, the only Gulf country that I care to spend any time in is `Oman.

By: Umm Rayya

Umm Rayya — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:48:41 +0000

This comment is confusing to me. First you say the Qataris are showing amazing solidarity with Iraqis, and then you say they are showing that support by emulating the murderous, destructive invaders and occupiers by driving their vehicles? I think I must be missing something. Can you explain?

By: Nabeel Moidu

Nabeel Moidu — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:46:21 +0000

Just wanted to add to the arab indifference point….
I just moved in two months back to Doha, Qatar. The solidarity expressed by the local Arabs here with the Iraqis is amazing. Hummers SUVs are the craze of the youth…You can see a huge no. of them on the roads of Doha, while just a few hundred miles away , they are gunning down their brothers in Iraq.

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By: Gulf Arabs: Sowing Catastrophe, Reaping Despair II « The Fanonite

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