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In reply to the discussion: Yes, he was alive when they began cutting him up..... confirmed GUARDIAN [View all]leftynyc
(26,060 posts)And the Saudis and Qataris have broken their relations as of 2017.
On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia had officially cut ties with Qatar.[23] Saudi Arabia said it took the decision to cut diplomatic ties due to Qatars embrace of various terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at destabilising the region, including the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaida, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and groups supported by Iran in the kingdoms Eastern Province city of Qatif.[4] Islam Hassan argues that: "Starting the 2000 and ahead, Qatar has been pursuing an independent foreign policy that at times clash with the Saudi strategic interests in the region. The fact that Qatar has not been toeing the Saudi foreign policy, and dealing with states and non-state actors that the Saudis do not approve of have caused this tension in relations over the past couple of years, mainly after the Arab uprisings. This tension was revived by the hacking saga of Qatar News Agency and the statement that was attributed to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, which Qatar falsified later. This happened at a time Mohamed bin Salman is facing competition from Mohamed bin Nayef over the Saudi throne. Mohamed bin Salman tried to have the US blessing during Trump's visit to Saudi to force Qatar to its knees, and go back home with a win that would give him more popularity in Saudi Arabia, easing his journey to power."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations
Pretty laughable since the saudis finance every sunni terrorist organization in the world.