Qatar kicks in 100 million!

[Spartacus]

Emir of Qatar contributes aid to Hurricane Katrina victims

Dubai - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is contributing 100 million dollars to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina in the United States, which has left several thousand dead and many more homeless.

Qatar News Agency quoted an official source saying the government and people of the state of Qatar sympathized with the American people in this circumstance.

Qatar is an strategic ally of the U.S. in the Persian Gulf.

 

[spongebob]

thats incredible, is it specifically the govt or out of his own oil rich ass.

 

[redguru]

I don't mind them kicking in the money, we've had a port in Qatar as long as we've had a Sixth Fleet. Qatar does play some amazing duality, tho. Al-jazeera is based there, and is partially funded by the Emir.

 

[gotmilk]

He overthrew his dad in 1955..

Really nice of him though. Is there a link to the story

 

[H_T_]

how's that gift horse lookin'?

 

[silverfish]

We need all the cash they can spare.

 

[hamstershaver]

im sure thats going over well in the middle east

 

[silverfish]

They don't have TV there anyway!

 

[gotmilk]

They don't have TV there anyway!

He owns Al Jazeera

 

[75th]

Im surprised that Indonesia and Sri Lanka kicked in a good amount to.

I read that the Phillipines (or one of those countries) donated like $5,000. MTS uses that to light his cigars.

 

[Mr. dB]

Cool, that's enough to rebuild one casino.

 

[HiDnGoD]

He owns Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera is that news outfit isn't it? I think that they are not always sympathetic to the strugles of their nomadic, camel dung smoking bretheren.

 

[DJ_UFO]

We need cash and/or oil.

 

[Spartacus]

that 100 million is considerably more than whtat's being donated by larger countires
that's why I posted this up

 

[HumorMe]

Kuwait has donated $500 million.

 

[redguru]

One of the Radio talk show hosts, and I can't remember which was discussing the bidding war between Qatar and Kuwait over aid to Katrina victims.

 

[Gambino]

damn, props to them for helping us

 

[BileStew]

This thread reminds me that the Mega Millions is up to 150+ million.

Need to get tix today.

 

[H_T_]

This thread reminds me that the Mega Millions is up to 150+ million.

Need to get tix today.

if'n i won that, i'd be doing some serious vengeance like shit. ala Tom Greene in freddie got fingered.