Friday, May 17, 2013

How to buy a "revolution" to make sure it never turns into a revolution

"Qatar has spent as much as $3bn over the past two years supporting the rebellion in Syria"

"The small state with a gargantuan appetite is the biggest donor to the political opposition, providing generous refugee packages to defectors (one estimate puts it at $50,000 a year for a defector and
his family) and has provided vast amounts of humanitarian support."