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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by zarzavat on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:31AM (#40271153)
I can point to a laundry list of atrocities committed by US. Should Qatar refuse to host US?

Qatar is not a western country, there is no reason to expect it to buy into western exceptionalism. This is not to defend Hamas but simply to point out that the western double standard doesn’t reach much beyond Europe.

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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by JumpCrisscross on Monday May 06, 2024 @01:00AM (#40271264)
> Should Qatar refuse to host US?

America is (a) a country and (b) major trading and security partner.

> Qatar is not a western country, there is no reason to expect it to buy into western exceptionalism

We are their security guarantor. It’s why Doha is publicly debating shutting down Hamas’ political office.

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