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FWIW, New York Post, May 10,

artappraiser — Mon, 14 May 2018 20:39:43 +0000

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FWIW, New York Post, May 10, unrecognized winner of last week's "you couldn't make this stuff up" award; cavaet emptor but to his credit the reporter does try to round up all the facts:

Ice Cube claims Qatar used BIG3 league in plot to bribe Steve Bannon

Hip hop legend Ice Cube claims to have gotten caught up in a bizarre bribery plot involving his popular BIG3 basketball league, the Qatari government, former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn — and Steve Bannon.

The rapper and his business partner, Jeff Kwatinetz, filed an affidavit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, alleging that they were both used as pawns by the Qataris in a bid to get sympathy from people in Washington [....]

I don't think they're trying

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 14 May 2018 07:37:38 +0000

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I don't think they're trying to "confront Iran" - I think they're trying to do a trillion dollar nuke deal.

Curious intersection of Qatar

artappraiser — Mon, 14 May 2018 04:33:25 +0000

In reply to Oil Lube Job @Trump Tower: scene of the crime(s)

Curious intersection of Qatar news in the Reuters piece with this Qatar-related news on Washington Post's current home page, my underlining of part of the lede:

Princely feuds in the Persian Gulf thwart Trump’s efforts to resolve the Qatar dispute by Liz Sly

A long history of rivalry between the ruling families of the Arabian peninsula is thwarting U.S. efforts to forge a united front in the region, which administration officials consider imperative if the United States and its allies are to confront Iran.

Here's the illustration, for the hell of it: