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Qatar signs $12 billion deal

artappraiser — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:21:06 +0000

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Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from U.S.

@ Reuters, June 14

Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.

The deal was completed despite the Gulf country being criticized recently by U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting terrorism.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and representatives from Qatar were set to meet Wednesday to seal the agreement, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. Bloomberg News reported the deal was for 36 jets.

The sale will increase security cooperation and interoperability between the U.S. and Qatar, the Pentagon said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Mattis and Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah also discussed the current state of operations against the ISIS and the importance of de-escalating tensions so all partners in the gulf region can focus on next steps in meeting common goals, the Pentagon added [....]

It's good to be suspicious

artappraiser — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:38:21 +0000

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It's good to be suspicious about this story, I think, so is this guy:

One official noted that based on past intelligence, "not much happens in that country without the blessing of the government."

They've been rather energetic

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 09:02:34 +0000

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They've been rather energetic & covered a wide swath of activities, not that the lack of garbage pickup in Newark is their fault. But 6 months ago, supposedly they didn't exist - only the enfeebled imagination of a losing campaign.

"Russian Hackers" covers just

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 06:37:42 +0000

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"Russian Hackers" covers just about any situation it seems. They may even allow cover for some face-saving.

Don't get too too deep

artappraiser — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 06:00:48 +0000

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I'd wouldn't rush to get too too deep conspiracy on this as possibly related to the recent Trumpian communiques, seems pretty sure that Trump's tweets were pure incompetence. Though I wouldn't put it beyond him to be misinterpreting some bit from some crazy Breitbart story that was printed out for him long ago and stuck in his head....

More here along the same lines, he's just really losing it:

Trump appears to take credit for Gulf nations' move against Qatar

CNN International · 4 hours ago

US officials scramble to limit Trump's diplomatic damage over Qatar tweets

The Guardian · 6 hours ago

Qatar Ambassador to Trump: What's With the Hate Tweets?

Daily Beast · 6 hours ago