Epstein Secrets

bal existential angst among Islamists. The event also provoked a strategic realignment in the Gulf, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait pledging $12 billion in loans to support Egypt's transition, a role primarily occupied by Qatar during the Morsi years. Tunisia: Secular opponents

national security" and adding that it "respected the will of the Egyptian people." In contrast to this statement, the Doha-based Sunni Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi issued a fatwa (religious decree) on July 6th imploring Egyptians to support overthrown Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in accordance with sharia

ecurity should be paramount. We believe that, had that been put in place, we would not have faced the two disasters in Iraq — the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the Iraq war that began with the U.S. invasion in 2003. One disaster, the Iraq-Iran war, was enough. So we believe that confidence-building mea

e international Muslim Brotherhood? No, you are talking about the International Union of Muslim Scholars. It's not political. It is run by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi [one of the top Muslim Brotherhood ideologues]. It is not a coincidence that Tunisia was the first country of the Arab Spring. I believe that Tuni

g from the Middle East to North Africa and Central Asia. CENTCOM forces are deployed in combat roles in Afghanistan as well as at smaller bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. No doubt the presence of CENTCOM provides Qatar with some protection, but it also runs the risk of at

ress and modernity with open arms, it also promotes radical Islamic movements, for example giving ample airtime on Al Jazeera to the tele-preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi. In waging its battles, Qatar deploys many assets, of which the first is undoubtedly the vigour and daring of its leadership. Four members of its

ng from the Middle East to North Africa and Central Asia. CENTCOM forces are deployed in combat roles in Afghanistan as well as at smaller bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. No doubt the presence of CENTCOM provides Qatar with some protection, but it also runs the risk of att

gress and modernity with open arms, it also promotes radical Islamic movements, for example giving ample airtime on Al Jazeera to the tele-preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi. In waging its battles, Qatar deploys many assets, of which the first is undoubtedly the vigour and daring of its leadership. Four members of its