(Doha) Oil rich Qatar has warned Congress that pending
legislation to sanction Hamas sponsors contains language that “unfairly”
targets Doha and could jeopardize a $6.2 billion contract signed in December
for 36 F-15s
If the bill by Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., becomes law, would
allow the US to slash defence sales and exports and freeze credit or loan
guarantees above $10 million to backers of Hamas, which the United States
considers a terrorist organization. The chairman and top Democrat on the House
Foreign Affairs Committee both support the bill, which alleges that Hamas has
received “significant financial and military support” from Qatar.
Personally I can't see what the problem is, but hey we are talking abut a country which has become persona non grata with the entire Arab world over its links to...Islamic terrorism. The government and individual Qataris have given financial
and political support to two terrorist groups – the Muslim Brotherhood and its
Palestinian offshoot, Hamas.
Qatar’s support for the Brotherhood stems from its need to
demonstrate its commitment to Islam to avoid becoming a target of extremists,
especially given its Western orientation and willingness to host the U.S.
military. But in siding with the Brotherhood, Qatar is at odds with other
countries – particularly Egypt – that see the group as a threat to their
regimes.
In addition to supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar is
the principal financier of Hamas, Whilst Qatar claims it only
supports economic projects in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas. The money Qatar funnels to Hamas frees up money that
the terrorist group can use to build rockets and terrorist tunnels to threaten
Israel.,Moreover, individual Qataris may be providing direct
assistance to Hamas. Qatar also has served as a haven for Hamas terrorists such
as Khaled Mashaal.
