2. While residents can apply for citizenship after 25 years in the country, the process is rarely granted and citizenship is primarily inherited from a Qatari father.

3. All broadcasting outlets in Qatar are owned by the state, and most print media outlets have close ties to the government. Al Jazeera was established and is largely funded by the Qatari government to exert regional and international influence. Many privately owned media outlets

4. Qatar is a major foreign donor to US universities, influencing policy by contributing billions of dollars in recent decades. Some of these donations have gone towards establishing branch campuses of prestigious universities within Qatar, like Weill Cornell Medical College,

5. Qatar has been linked to multiple high-profile allegations of bribery or corruption in recent years. One case contributed to the downfall of the Democratic senator Bob Menendez in 2024. Another centred on a group of European parliamentarians in 2022 (Qatargate). Qatar has also

6. Several influential media figures in America are now believed to be in the pay of Qatar, and numerous lobbying and public relations firms in the US have been employed by Qatar to advance its interests and improve its image. Some of these firms have engaged in actions that have

7. The Qataris are State financiers of jihad. The country is the world’s leading funder of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. Qatar is a patron of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and hosts high ranking operatives from Hamas, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. It is also closely

8. Qatar has acquired major brands, real estate and financial assets across The US & Europe. Qatar's acquisition of assets in the US focuses in particular on energy infrastructure and real estate through investments by QatarEnergy and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Major

9. Benjamin Baird’s investigation exposed the full scope of Qatar’s American enterprise : $33.4 billion into businesses and real estate; $6.25 billion to universities; $72 million to lobbyists. This includes QIA's 9.9% stake in Empire State Realty Trust (which owns the Empire

Reports and government statements from The US and UK have highlighted Qatari fundraising for extremist groups in Europe between 2004 and 2019, some of which had ties to ISIS and radical preachers.

Note : Qatar makes annual contributions to The UN of $100 million + and has co-sponsored 80%+ of anti-Israel resolutions since 2017, per UN data.

Additional note : Russia and Qatar maintain a strong and growing partnership across various sectors, including political, economic, trade and cultural areas.

@SpencerJJoseph I’m open to the idea that it’s Qatar and not Israel. You just have to show me the Qatar version of AIPAC. The Qatar version of the ADL. The Qatar version of Miriam Adelson. The Qatar version of George Soros. The Qatar pedophile blackmail island. The Qatar control of the media.

@khalidt_m Read the thread.

@SpencerJJoseph There are no slaves in Qatar It is not the inalienable right of a foreigner working in your country to have your citizenship It is it inalienable right of the citizen to decide what to do with his citizenship, and in the case of Qatar it is to empower the citizen

@Obaidsview There are, without any question, many slaves in Qatar. Your replies seem to confuse Qatar with UAE - entirely different countries.

@SpencerJJoseph “with the vast majority of residents effectively working as slaves”. What is your definition of slavery?

@adnanalamoudi Modern slavery refers to situations where individuals are exploited through coercion, deception or control, unable to leave due to threats, debt or abuse. It includes forced labor, human trafficking, debt bondage and forced marriage, and is often marked by lack of freedom,

@SpencerJJoseph "The main U.S. military installation in Qatar is Al Udeid Air Base. This base serves as the forward headquarters for the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and is a crucial hub for American air and logistical operations across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia."

@AndreasShrugged Correct. The US maintains military presence through the US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the region. Primary airbases include: Qatar : Al Udeid Air Base (largest US base in the Middle East, hosts CENTCOM forward HQ and air operations). United Arab Emirates : Al Dhafra Air Base

@SpencerJJoseph Interesting overview, but you forgot a bus load of sports clubs, networks, MSM besides the Qatari version of Der Stürmer, Al Jazeera, airlines and dozens, if not more, HiTech corporations.

@18PigsDontFly All true. Good points.

@SpencerJJoseph 1A. South Asians and Pacific Islanders, including Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Filipinos, toil across generations to build Gulf Arab states, yet face systemic exclusion from citizenship and intermarriage due to entrenched sectarian policies. This hypocrisy undermines

@SpencerJJoseph Why Saudi and UAE dont just take them over will never mane sense to me. It would fix almost everything broken in the Middle East.

@SpencerJJoseph In Doha, they only have three types of stores. They have super-car dealerships, chandeliers stores, and falconry stores. That’s it! Literally every store is one of those three things. That’s how rich they are

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@SpencerJJoseph Does Qatar yearn for freedom and democracy?

@SpencerJJoseph I will never go to any of these Arab countries!

@SpencerJJoseph Fuck Qatar. It’s Israel that’s the problem.

@SpencerJJoseph @grok was Benjamin Netanyahu given money by Qatar?

@SpencerJJoseph Oh like democrats want in America 🤷‍♂️