We are revisiting an old theme given the recent media prominence the oil rich Gulf State of Qatar has been receiving of late for rather obvious reasons. Qatar could and should offer so much to global unity and worthy causes. Instead, her wealth is used, by design to ensure disunity and continuing hatred to achieve a goal of Shia Islamic dominance. Knowingly or unknowingly, the morally bankrupt in western democracies assist in this objective.

‘Radix malorum est cupiditas’ as cited in Timothy’s New Testament first epistle, 6:10-14 and latterly in in the epigraph to the Pardoner’s Prologue in Chaucer’s late 14th century Canterbury Tales. Meaning, greed or the love of money is the root of all evil, how true that has been of human nature since time immemorial and endorsed in current society. Qatar, through its wealth from oil production is one of the most influential actors, if not the most influential on the global political stage as nations, organizations and individuals prostrate themselves in the hope and expectation of personal enrichment, irrespective of the objectives of the Qataris.

We have seen African nations, charities, companies, celebrities in the arts, culture and sporting world, political leaders from all democracies and media outlets allowing themselves to be corrupted, driven by greed and ego having orgasms over the........

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