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In an interview with Qatari TV Wednesday, bin Jaber al-Thani revealed that his country, alongside Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United States, began shipping weapons to jihadists from the very moment events "first started" (in 2011).
Al-Thani even likened the covert operation to "hunting prey" - the prey being President Assad and his supporters - "prey" which he admits got away (as Assad is still in power; he used a Gulf Arabic dialect word, "al-sayda", which implies hunting animals or prey for sport). Though Thani denied credible allegations of support for ISIS, the former prime minister's words implied direct Gulf and US support for al-Qaeda in Syria (al-Nusra Front) from the earliest years of the war, and even said Qatar has "full documents" and records proving that the war was planned to effect regime change.
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Well this one sure was a hit.
Apparently most of ATS votes for primitive barbarism.
originally posted by: Willtell
The concept of ignorance is bliss applies to children and grown ups who think like children.
Once they grow up ignorance is no longer bliss but Iblis!
Ergo, ignorance--as Buddha taught--is the bane of humanity.
The basic ignorance which prevails is ignorance of our selves and then you can spread out and consider other things like history, current events and science.
The wisest amongst us is he or she who removes all the layers of reality and takes a peek.
Analogize that to the present common ignorance pervading this country regarding current politics. The average person only sees the outer layers of news and the political biosphere. They know not -- nor even seek-- the inner layers of this reality---therefore they are dangerously ignorant and as far from bliss as the moon is from the sun
...as imperialism its in the DNA of all Homo sapiens
originally posted by: nOraKat
a reply to: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
...as imperialism its in the DNA of all Homo sapiens
I don't know if I can agree with that completely.
There is something about a particular lineage of humans that have been disproportionately imperialistic and 'war-like' compared to the rest of the world. The civilization also started out disproportionately advanced. I am referring to the lineage of the Sumerians and Canaanites/Phoenicians later evolving into Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilisations, to Holy Roman Empire, from that spawning or assimilating into Spanish/Portuguese, European (Dutch, German, Italian, etc.), British, etc.
This lineage has always been, and will continue to be disproportionately imperialistic compared to the rest of the world (maybe excluding the newcomer imperialists).