Katar: "America for Sale"

Das Middle East Forum hat eine lesenswerte Analyse veröffentlicht, die den ganzen aus Katar stammenden Geldern in den USA nachgeht und aufzeigt, in welchem Ausmaß sich der Golfstaat dort eingekauft hat - gleiches gilt nebenbei auch für Europa (man denke nur an Qatargate im EU-Parlament):

America faces a silent invasion. Not of armies or navies, but of capital. Qatar, a tiny Gulf emirate with just 300,000 citizens, has deployed nearly $40 billion across our nation’s institutions since 2012. This is not mere investment. It is calculated influence.

Benjamin Baird’s meticulous investigation exposes the full scope of Qatar’s American enterprise. The numbers speak plainly: $33.4 billion into businesses and real estate; $6.25 billion to universities; $72 million to lobbyists. Qatar purchases access to our corridors of power while simultaneously funding Hamas terrorists who seek our destruction.

The pattern is clear: Qatar targets critical infrastructure, including our energy grid. It bankrolls academic departments that foment campus unrest, buys Manhattan skyscrapers, and infiltrates Silicon Valley. Its capital flows to Washington insiders who shape Middle East policy.

This report arrives at a pivotal moment. Our Persian Gulf allies pledge trillions in American investments while Qatar continues its financing of extremism. We must choose which vision of the Middle East deserves our partnership.

The pages that follow detail Qatar’s sophisticated influence network and offer concrete solutions. Read them carefully. The security of our republic depends on understanding the difference between foreign investment and foreign influence.