In
light of the wars and violent turbulence that currently engulf the
Middle East and parts of Africa, a coalition
of concerned citizens, journalists, and activists are launching a
campaign to expose a most infamous and pernicious sponsor of Islamic
terror: the Gulf state of Qatar.
Qatar,
(pronounced
“cutter,” or "gutter"), is, per capita, the richest
country in the world ($93,352 in 2013). This is partly due to
the fact that they control the third largest natural gas reserves in
the world, the North Dome field in the Persian Gulf. It is also
because Qatar has a mere 278,000 citizens, with a total population of
2.05 million; the remaining people in Qatar are a mix of well-paid
ex-pats from countries such as the United States and Great Britain,
and a substantial slave
labor population.
A
backer of international terror from Nigeria to Gaza to Syria and
Iraq, the Qatari ruling family, the al-Thanis, exploit Islamic jihadi
groups and their ties to illicit smuggling.
What
is being smuggled? Mostly narcotics and people
- slaves.
Unfortunately,
the United States is integrated into the Qatari "economy"
as much as any other developed nation. Doha, Qatar’s capital,
is home to two of the largest American military bases in the entire
world, as well as familiar companies like ExxonMobil, Boeing, and
Lockheed Martin. Doha also hosts a number of campuses for
prestigious American universities, such as Georgetown, Carnegie
Mellon, and Cornell. Other companies and organizations, ranging
from the film production company Miramax
to
financial behemoths like Bank
of America,
have accepted significant amounts of investment by the al-Thanis.
Hamas,
a Qatari client, launched a war against Israel this summer. There
is an ongoing genocide across Iraq and Syria, with mass graves and
grisly beheadings of Christians and Shiite Muslims. Boko Haram
continues to rampage across Nigeria, threatening the political
stability of Africa's largest economy and population. Qatari
fingerprints are on each of crises.
Over
the course of the next month, companies, organizations, and
individuals with significant investments and activities with and in
Qatar will be identified and contacted with the reality
of their host country. These letters, once published, will be
sent to press outlets around the world.
We
call on the parties identified in this campaign to review the
evidence, which is all credibly sourced and vetted. In light of
the terror, slavery, genocide, and narcotics trafficking, we urge the
parties to demand that Qatar immediately cease any and all
involvement in these activities.