(FT) US fears Gulf failing to combat terror

The US is worried that Qatar, which last week won the right to host the 2022 soccer World Cup, and Kuwait are not doing enough to combat the financing of al-Qaeda, say officials and leaked diplomatic cables.

The Obama administration expresses fears that the two countries are in effect allowing al-Qaeda to circumvent tighter controls in Saudi Arabia and that pilgrims on the annual Hajj to Mecca also play a big role in funding the group.

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2 comments on “(FT) US fears Gulf failing to combat terror

  1. sophy0075 says:

    Read this and then re-read the WSJ article about how the World Council of Churches is so anti-Israel. Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East and our only ally in that region.

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