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Saudi Arabia Plans to Dig Canal Turning Qatar Into an Island
A senior Saudi official has appeared to confirm Riyadh’s plans to dig a canal separating Qatar from the mainland, turning it into an island. Qatar has been diplomatically isolated from its neighbors for over a year.
A senior adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appeared to confirm that the kingdom is considering digging a canal along the border with the Qatari peninsula, effectively turning it into an island.
“I am impatiently waiting for details on the implementation of the Salwa island project, a great, historic project that will change the geography of the region,” Saud al-Qahtani posted on Twitter Friday.
Reports of the canal first emerged back in April on Sabq, a news website with close links to the Saudi royal family. However, al-Qahtani’s remarks were the clearest reference yet that the Saudi regime is serious about the initiative.
The original report suggested that the canal would stretch some 60 kilometers (37 miles) along the Qatari border and measure around 200 meters (650 feet) in width. The cost of the project is expected to reach up to 2.8 billion riyals (€645 million, $750 million). Part of the canal is expected to host a nuclear waste facility.
Further reports in the Makkah newspaper suggested that five unnamed construction companies had been invited to bid on the project, with a winner set to be announced in September.
Read more: Qatar’s foreign minister accuses Saudi Arabia of sparking humanitarian crisis
Qatar’s regional row
Saudi Arabia’s canal project marks the latest stress point between the two oil-rich nations. The Saudi kingdom and its regional allies — the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt — cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of harboring close ties to Iran and supporting various terrorist groups.
Read more: Could America’s hardline policies towards Iran be a dilemma for Arab countries?
Doha denies the charges and claims the boycott is an attempt to encroach its sovereignty.
Since the dispute erupted last year, Qatar has seen its only land border closed and residents expelled from the boycotting countries. Its state-owned airline Qatar Airways is also barred from flying over its neighbors’ airspaces.
Mediation efforts by the US and Kuwait have so far failed to resolve the diplomatic row.
dm/aw (AFP, Reuters)
49 Comments on "Saudi Arabia Plans to Dig Canal Turning Qatar Into an Island"
Cloggie on Sat, 1st Sep 2018 3:16 pm
Action = reaction. Qatar covertly engaged in a regime change attempt in KSA by supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Not that the stinking rich Qatari all of a sudden felt compassion for the Saudi under classes, no, they don’t like it that KSA, like Qatar, is a US client state:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base
Sum on Sat, 1st Sep 2018 9:19 pm
Once Iran is free no need for the airbase in Qatar,if needed we will welcome the airbase in Bushehr.
makati1 on Sat, 1st Sep 2018 9:33 pm
Sum, Iran is as “free” as it will EVER be. Adjust. It is a Muslim country, not a democracy. Democracies do not exist anywhere on the planet. Never will.
Kevin Cobley on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 12:42 am
It’s an indication of how stupid Middle Eastern leaders are, this project is up there with Trumps Wall as being the world dumbest projects.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 12:59 am
Once Iran is free no need for the airbase in Qatar,if needed we will welcome the airbase in Bushehr.
Cut the drap, Davy.
Like with the USSR, you are going to lose all military bases around the world.
DerHundistLos on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 1:10 am
What’s with the “Sum” sock? It’s getting old and, oh so tired.
Here we go again on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 2:31 am
Qatar has just announced it will build a wall to separate it from KSA. They will pay for it
Davy on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 5:41 am
neder is stirring shit up again I guess he is bored. Extremist like conflict.
Sum on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 6:48 am
I am 100% pro-American and, for this reason, 100% pro-Davy, who is the most articulate, intelligent, and balanced commentator on this board of morons.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 7:03 am
RoFL.
I am 100% exceptionalturd , and for this reason, 100% pro-exceptionalturd, who is the most prolific sock-puppet, biggest dumbass, and most mentally unbalanced nutcase on this board.
Davy on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 7:09 am
“100% pro-Davy”
We have sock games going on from either the gimp of neder. I am surprised they haven’t hijacked my handle. Are you guys empty of ideas? Gimp, when is the last time you gave an intelligent comment?
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 7:16 am
I am 100% pro-American and, for this reason, 100% pro-Davy, who is the most articulate, intelligent, and balanced commentator on this board of morons.
We already know Davy, that you are 100% pro-Davy. That’s OK.
Not OK is to manipulate this board with hiding behind several nicks. We already know you are capable of that when the admin warned this board that you were posting from the same ip-address as that fake female SJW with a French name.
No doubt you are now posting via a proxy.
But you betrayed yourself when after Sum’s first post, only 3 minutes later you posted enthusiastic support for Sum.
This can only mean that after you posted Sum’s first post, you were too impatient to wait 30 minutes with your support for him, because you still had to clear some goat shit out of the way, and immediately posted your support post… and revealed yourself.
Simpleton.
Davy on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 7:41 am
“Not OK is to manipulate this board with hiding behind several nicks.”
Come on neder, say something will you or are you afraid to have your extremism neutered. Trying to stir up your social media games is just wasting space like much of your copy and paste WordPress propaganda. This longish comment on a sock puppet gives you away anyway. Trying to attack my legitimacy when yours is so poor?
‘We already know you are capable of that when the admin warned this board that you were posting from the same ip-address as that fake female SJW with a French name.”
LOL, neder, the admin never has comment on this rabble side of the site and you know it so that is a flag for your games. That Admin post you are refereeing to in July was just a gang sock when you guys were gangbanging me.
“No doubt you are now posting via a proxy.”
Sure neder on and on. What are you talking about anyway IT dorky geek>
“But you betrayed yourself when after Sum’s first post, only 3 minutes later you posted enthusiastic support for Sum.”
Reference?? I think you told on yourself.
“This can only mean that after you posted Sum’s first post, you were too impatient to wait 30 minutes with your support for him, because you still had to clear some goat shit out of the way, and immediately posted your support post… and revealed yourself.”
My god you are off in the deep end. I could play your games but I would rather just moderate your drivel. It takes intellect to do that. Your games are just fantasy.
“Simpleton”
DORK
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 8:39 am
“Reference?? I think you told on yourself.”
By all means:
https://peakoil.com/publicpolicy/us-of-waging-psychological-war-against-iran/comment-page-1
4:07 Sum – “Shut up Mak. When you try so hard you just look desperate and stupid. Looks like I pissed you off. I probably ruined your Third World dinner.”
Sum, who is “new” here, immediately attacks mak in the familiar Davy manner: “shut up”, “Third World”
4:10 Davy – “Nice job, Sum, calling out Third World for what he represents. Nice to have a like minded ally.”
3 minutes difference is too much of a coincidence. Note that “third world” is in both cases capitalized.
You are a stinking psycho, red empire dave. You have exposed yourself as a supporter of yet another mass murder operation, where hundreds of thousands, if not millions are going to be killed. And your are inventing “Sum” to create the moral pretext to do it, the standard way the exceptional hypocritical empire is terrorizing the planet since 1933, always identifying some “evil” somewhere, the required pretext to start a new slaughter. And all the time, the evil was you, the greedy mass-murdering exceptionalist, who thinks he can have it all.
Fuck you!
Davy on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 9:20 am
Neder, you are trying too hard is the red flag on you. Your reference means nothing because any simpleton like you can forge someone’s vocabulary. I find it strange you choose an Iranian and Iranian thread to make sock accusations. Maybe you are trying to delegitimizatize sum if he is real? Who knows what is going on in your sick Nazi mind. Thank you for the “fuck you” that is a clear sign you are wounded and beaten.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 9:32 am
“Your reference means nothing because any simpleton like you can forge someone’s vocabulary”
Self-described alllies like you and Sum have no motive to forge each others language. The truth is that you are too stupid or too lazy or both to carry out your deception properly. Busted, yoh liar and deceiver.
“Thank you for the “fuck you” that is a clear sign you are wounded and beaten.”
Wounded? Why should I be wounded? It should be seen as a declaration of war. The empire is totally isolated and the US on the verge of a civil war. You are facing ruin.
Sissyfuss on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 10:17 am
Be careful Davy. Just remember that when get into a mudslinging contest with a Europig the EP enjoys it.
Davy on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 10:26 am
Siss, very observant and this is why I prefer to nueter his fantasy futures and history revisions. This “sum” story is stupid anyway and an example of his failed storyline.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 10:58 am
Siss, very observant and this is why I prefer to nueter his fantasy futures and history revisions.
You have never engaged in a debate about history with me, you intellectual impotent coward.
“Nice job, Sum, calling out Third World for what he represents. Nice to have a like minded ally.”
Let’s assume for arguments sake that Davy and Sum are different (they are not). Does it matter? No, Davy describes Sum as a “like-minded ally”. In other words, implicitly Davy admits he supports the impending attack against Iran, but he is too much of a coward to besmirch his own nick with that mass-murderous intention, so he evades into Sum-ness, just in case. But he is too much of a sloppy amateur to do it properly (using the expression “Third World” twice in two messages with only 3 minutes in between), as can be expected from somebody who is satisfied with a life of a goat-herd.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:23 am
Be careful Davy. Just remember that when get into a mudslinging contest with a Europig the EP enjoys it.
Sissypuss is getting angry, which is always a sign that things aren’t going to well for the angry person. And he is right! Because…
Hard Brexit almost inevitable:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/09/02/michel-barnier-warns-theresa-mays-chequers-deal-will-end-european/
Last week Barnier and Raab made upbeat sounds about a “deal within reach”. Well, it isn’t in reach, thank God.
– The EU is going to do zero concessions about the integrity of the common market. You are either in and obey to all the rules, or you are out. Any other attitude would blow up the European project (the real intention of any true Brit btw)
– Even if May would finally agree on remaining in the common market, it is dubious if she could push this through at home, where several in the Conservative Party want her political head and nothing less than a full Brexit, even without paying the divorce bill.
Good! Time for the final break with Anglosphere and the break-up of the West, that sarcophagus of the white race and for continental Europe to make a U-turn towards Eurasia and get stinking rich by using the New Silk Road, while the World Island is surrounded by expensive Anglo Navies (40% defense budget with zero returns), with little else to do than controlling whale traffic.
China and Russia are flirting with Europe…
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-eu-exclusive/exclusive-china-presses-europe-for-anti-u-s-alliance-on-trade-idUSKBN1JT1KT
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/china-is-investing-9-times-more-into-europe-than-into-north-america.html
https://documents1940.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/paris-berlin-moscow/
…and indeed an all-Eurasian alliance of 2 billion IQ100 people would be a winning alliance, just like the US-UK-USSR de facto alliance of 1933 was a winning alliance (for the US and USSR that is, useful idiot UK was the largest loser of them all in terms of loss of geopolitical stature –> world empire of 25% down the drain for no good reason).
The contours of WW3 are beginning to get clearer now: Eurasia versus Anglosphere.
Or as they say at the Olympic Committee: “let the Games begin!”. And as a consolation to our Anglo friends… “remember, participating is more important than winning!”
Boat on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:24 am
Clog
Mass murder intention? Did you not read the 12 steps Iran can take to the rejoin the world community along with trade?
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:30 am
Mass murder intention? Did you not read the 12 steps Iran can take to the rejoin the world community along with trade?
There is no world community, as you envision, no doubt in your feverish mind under the leadership of the US.
The whole world supports the Obama deal but the US is going to overturn it, against the will of the “world community”.
Dream on.
Boat on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:41 am
Clog
Just give up some of those US sales and keep your trade deficits in line. It’s only a trillion or so per year. You want less imperialism. Trump is giving you the path. Get-er-done.
Davy on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:47 am
“Let’s assume for arguments sake that Davy and Sum are different”
Neder, again you are trying way too hard to prove something of little substance and ignore when your extremist agenda is neutered. Deflection comes to mind. Get back on track and quit your puppeteering games.
“In other words, implicitly Davy admits he supports the impending attack against Iran, but he is too much of a coward to besmirch his own nick with that mass-murderous intention, so he evades into Sum-ness, just in case.”
Another neder tactic is to put words in his opponent’s mouth.
“But he is too much of a sloppy amateur to do it properly (using the expression “Third World” twice in two messages with only 3 minutes in between)”
Simpleton, why would you not do the same thing yourself are you telling me that with the large imagination you have you could not play this stupid game of deception?
“somebody who is satisfied with a life of a goat-herd.”
Neder, my goats are in addition to cattle, chickens, garden, orchard, grapes and 500 acres. I have large and small farm equipment, tools, barns, cabins, house, wells, fence, and much more. I think you would not even know where to start to try to follow in my footsteps. You are just a redundant IT guy and energy engineer wannabe. You are also a megalomaniac in your itty bitty world of a small Dutch house. And little 20×20 garden. Here you play out Hitler fantasies with yourself because you have no one in your life but yourself. I think that covers it.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 2:57 pm
RoFL, still pretending you are some kind of ‘farmer’ are you?
500 acres…wow, that is some story expcetionalturd. Non-stop cut and pasting, trolling, and generally making an ass of yourself here at ALL hours, and yet you still find the time to work 500 acres, and manage all that livestock as well.
You are either the most amazing exceptionalturd to ever walk the Earth, or, the biggest goat-shitter, ever.
I think im going to have to document this incredible claim of yours. It is just too damn funny not to.
Dumbass.
Sum on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 3:25 pm
Girls, Quit fighting,
I only respond to posts by trolls of Mafia regime of Iran. The people who support this regime (makati1 Anonyass…) are doing this ONLY because they are paid or they are bastard sons of Mullahs. They can claim Iran is Islamic and will not be democratic and all this bologna, they have not read the history and they can not comprend will of the Iranians and their luck at this time of history to have a supporter as President Trump.Iran’s economy is breaking down, my sources inform me the Mullas are sending their family to Canada, and EU (that is the reason the foreign currencies and gold have appreciated so much), in two months (if it lasts) when the 2nd phase of sanctions hits the thieves in Iran hungry people will be taking care of the Mafia by themselves. Trolls beware your paychecks are about to get cut, your names are on the list, your lives are going to be in hands of depressed Iranians. Watch your back.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 3:43 pm
Neder, my goats are in addition to cattle, chickens, garden, orchard, grapes and 500 acres. I have large and small farm equipment, tools, barns, cabins, house, wells, fence, and much more. I think you would not even know where to start to try to follow in my footsteps
I have no ambition to become a farmer, an honorable occupation for sure, but in every society seen as “basic”.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 3:46 pm
I only respond to posts by trolls of Mafia regime of Iran. The people who support this regime (makati1 Anonyass…) are doing this ONLY because they are paid or they are bastard sons of Mullahs. They can claim Iran is Islamic and will not be democratic and all this bologna, they have not read the history and they can not comprend will of the Iranians and their luck at this time of history to have a supporter as President Trump.Iran’s economy is breaking down, my sources inform me the Mullas are sending their family to Canada, and EU (that is the reason the foreign currencies and gold have appreciated so much), in two months (if it lasts) when the 2nd phase of sanctions hits the thieves in Iran hungry people will be taking care of the Mafia by themselves. Trolls beware your paychecks are about to get cut, your names are on the list, your lives are going to be in hands of depressed Iranians. Watch your back.
Get lost, war monger.
Sum on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 4:44 pm
Clogged, what is your problem for people seeking liberty? Why don’t you go to live in North Korea. I forgot your sorry ass lives in North Korea.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 4:57 pm
Hate to break it to Davy-Sum, but Assad is within hours of starting major operations against Idlib, again with Russian support:
https://russia-insider.com/en/russian-fm-lavrov-warns-west-dont-obstruct-anti-terror-ops-idlib-assault-hours-away/ri24613
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Syrian_Civil_War_map.svg
Idlib green area, top-left
Jihadis are now defeated almost everywhere, thanks in no small measure to the courageous Iranians, who helped kicking the asses of these 7th century savages. Good riddance to them!
Oh, eh little tip to Davy-Sum, you both (lol) use the expression “Third World”. Now for Davy this is normal. But Iranians never use the expression “third world”. It is a slightly derogatory term, albeit hierarchical accurate. Only “First Worlder’s” use the term.
So Davy-Sum, if you want to perfect your deception skills and fake the Iranian, please take care of these details and avoid making a mockery of yourself.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 5:05 pm
Davy-Sum, question here. Do you as a full-blooded Iranian believe that, after that Iran has been thrown Iraq and Syria and Yemen into its lap as new client states, courtesy USA/KSA/Qatar/Turkey, that additionally Iran can handle the take-over of the Eastern KSA oil provinces, once the Riyadh regime would fallen to the Muslim Brotherhood?
Thanks for your insights.
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/saudi-arabia-must-contain-yet-another-religious-sect
Sum on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 5:41 pm
Iranians unlike savage Arabs do not have ambition to attack and conquer other countries, we want to keep our persian heritage. The Islamic regime under orders from their masters has kept the Middle East in turmoil since it came to power thanks to EU and ignorant Jimmy Carter. Only savages can do what Islamic regime has accomplished in past 40 years. Iranian Mafia regime is not representing Iranians. End Is near, they are in trouble at home, running out of money to pay the mercenaries in the Area, They are getting kicked out of Iraq, they are getting shafted in the Yemen, and they will be out Syria also. they are screwed all the way around. Thank you President Trump. Tic Tic Tic
Clogged you are a true troll
DerHundistLos on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 7:49 pm
“Sum”
Whoever or whatever you are, you have earned the Nuttier than a Fruitcake Award for the most warped poster on this blog. Do the world a great favor and slime back into ooze from which you emerged.
makati1 on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 8:07 pm
Der, I agree. He is even more out in left field than Boat and that takes some effort. LOL
Sum on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 8:56 pm
Trolls time is coming…. TIC TIC TIC
Boney Joe on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 9:35 pm
“My goats are in addition to cattle, chickens, garden, orchard, grapes and 500 acres. I have large and small farm equipment, tools, barns, cabins, house, wells, fence, and much more.”
Translation:
Between my full time job of trolling Peak Oil News, I spend the rest of my time putzing around daddy’s, rich man’s hobby farm where I pretend to play farmer. Just call me a putz.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 10:01 pm
Joe, there is no ‘rich daddys’ farm. There never was, though he certainly never discouraged anyone that will listen to his ranting from believing this is the case. Or something along those lines at any rate.
Take that ‘500’ acres, and knock two zeros off the end, and that is probably what you’d be looking at. And even there, it is doubtful with his full-time field work (trolling PO.com), that he could find the time to manage with any kind of competence or seriousness, even 5 acres, let alone 500.
Thats dumbass for you.
makati1 on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:12 pm
Any one who actually believes all that goatshit about Davy’s “big farm” should look me up. I can get you a great deal on a bridge in Brooklyn. LMAO
makati1 on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:15 pm
BTW: I’ve lost track of how many sock puppets the great (or is it ‘goat’?) farmer supports here. But then, I don’t make notes, have files, stalk members, or try to “control/monitor” the site like he does. Pure insanity.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:34 pm
“They are getting kicked out of Iraq, they are getting shafted in the Yemen, and they will be out Syria also. ”
Is that so, Davy-Sum?
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Iranian-Influence-In-Iraq-Grows.html
“Iranian Influence In Iraq Grows”
LOL
“Iran has effectively won the struggle to dominate the future of Iraq… This victory is a major step in Iran’s determination to consolidate the on-land corridor to the Mediterranean… The future government in Baghdad will be dominated by pro-Iran Shi’ites… Rhetoric in Western media notwithstanding, there are no longer any “nationalist Iraqis” anywhere to be found. Nor are there any “pro-American” politicians in position of power and influence. Thus, the results also mean that the several tens of millions of dollars (from the US taxpayers and the Saudi royal family) distributed in recent weeks by al-Mukhabarat al-Amriki (US Intelligence) as bribes in order to tilt the election in favor of the ostensibly pro-US candidates failed to deliver.”
You are such an insufferable fool, Davy-Sum!
For a Jew tip of 6T$ did the US hand over Iraq to the sphere of inluence of Iran. And now it did the same to Syria. Putin and Xi are laughing all the way to the bank.
Meanwhile, the US is losing grip over Turkey. I am almost sure that the US will also manage to drive Turkey and Iran in each others arms, so they team up to overthrow the KSA regime as well and divide the loot between them. Erdogan still has neo-Ottoman ambitions.
That is what you get if all that impressive military hardware isn’t steered by intelligence and historic insight but by airheaded jingoism.
As I have said repeatedly, Davy-Sum, the US is busy maneuvering itself out of the ME completely.
And now back to your goat shit, Great Thinker.
Cloggie on Sun, 2nd Sep 2018 11:46 pm
“My goats are in addition to cattle, chickens, garden, orchard, grapes and 500 acres.”
He suggests but doesn’t actually say he is working these 500 acres. He is probably financially supported by his daddy, so he can lean on his rake all day, while checking out PO.com on his iPhone.
Sum on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 3:10 am
Tic Tic Tic
End is near for Mafia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBkP4QsRKr4&feature=youtu.be
Cloggie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 3:18 am
“Tic Tic Tic
End is near for Mafia”
Yes, I have an ill-forboding for Washington too.
Davy on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 6:08 am
You guys are bereft of ideas anymore. Billy, gimp, and the nedernazi are who I am talking about. You all are not worth my time with your above games. I do give myself a feather in my hat for the hatred and anger exhibited from extremist like you 3. Thanks for the attention and recognition, mission accomplished.
Boney Joe on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 7:39 am
DAVY~
YOU were the one who opened this pandora’s box. YOU have sowed the wind and now you’re reaping the whirlwind.
Davy on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 8:06 am
What whirlwind bonehead? BTW, when have you ever made a comment that presented ideas of substance? Talking about your gay sex experience as a youth does not count. You are another fraud and likely an extremist sock. You extremist struggle on the intellectual front but do wonderfully with your sick social media games.
Boney Joe on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 8:21 am
I see I touched a nerve with the turd. You love discussing gay sex, DDT. Why don’t you tell us if you’re a top or bottom? On second thought, don’t. The thought of you taking it doggie style at one of your I-44 truck stops is thoroughly revolting. However, it’s a strange coincidence you choose to live where the film, Deliverance was filmed. Probably you made a dash to the area after seeing the movie.
Davy on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 9:13 am
Bone, come on, do you have an idea in your head? IOW, say something.
joe on Mon, 3rd Sep 2018 9:52 am
They cant even beat Yemen, YEMEN! Qatar has the worlds biggest gas supply under its feet and a US base and the backing of Turkey. Saudi is weak and effete and doomed to be the next Syria, the best America can do is to hire mercs and go get the oil….