The UAE Threatens To Jail People Who Sympathize With Qatar

I love how articles like this bring out people's biases regarding the countries there and their polices. And Islam too occasionally.

@n Hey, it was also reported by The Russia Times, so it has to be true. :) Okay, okay, I'm pretty what your response will be to that. How about Reuters then? "Clinton's charity confirms Qatar's $1 million gift while she was at State Dept." "The Clinton Foundation has confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was U.S. secretary of state without informing the State Department, even though she had promised to let the agency review new or significantly increased support from foreign governments. Qatari officials pledged the money in 2011 to mark the 65th birthday of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton's husband, and sought to meet the former U.S. president in person the following year to present him the check, according to an email from a foundation official to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta. The email, among thousands hacked from Podesta's account, was published last month by WikiLeaks. Clinton signed an ethics agreement governing her family's globe-straddling foundation in order to become secretary of state in 2009. The agreement was designed to increase transparency to avoid appearances that U.S. foreign policy could be swayed by wealthy donors. If a new foreign government wished to donate or if an existing foreign-government donor, such as Qatar, wanted to "increase materially" its support of ongoing programs, Clinton promised that the State Department's ethics official would be notified and given a chance to raise any concerns. ...a foundation spokesman, Brian Cookstra, this week said that it accepted the $1 million gift from Qatar, but this did not amount to a "material increase" in the Gulf country's support for the charity. Cookstra declined to say whether Qatari officials received their requested meeting with Bill Clinton." Reuters Friday Nov 4, 2016 So apparently that $1 Million was just one of many "contributions" since "this did not amount to a "material increase" in the Gulf country's support for the charity" ;)

LOL lucky, your blog onemileatatime@boardingarea was recorded, then no more DUBAI?

9:50am - Etihad Airways: Qataris barred from travel/transit via UAE Abu Dhabi state-owned Etihad Airways said all travellers holding Qatari passports are currently prohibited from travelling to or transiting through the United Arab Emirates as part of government instructions. Expatriates residing in Qatar and in possession of a Qatari residence visa will also not be eligible for visa on arrival in the UAE, Etihad spokesman said in an email.

I think @n might be the new Credit. Geez man take a chill pill. With that thought we should never fly to Japan for their abuse on shark fin soup, Singapore because it is illegal to chew gum, or any state in the US that allows hunting if you're pro-animals. Might as well stay home then? Lousy train of thought my friend. I admire your intention but one does not travel to a country like Dubai or Saudi Arabia to applaud whatever thing youre against that they do, they go for holiday, entertainment, etc. The world isnt perfect and theres no way one human person can fix it all.