Friday, March 07, 2014

The New York Times on the Saudi-Qatari rift

" Tensions between Qatar and neighboring Persian Gulf monarchies broke out Wednesday when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from the country over its support of the Muslim Brotherhood and allied Islamists around the region."  No, Mr. It is about disagreements over which Islamists to support. The Saudi regime supports Salafites  while Qatar supports Ikhwan.