The same Qatar that gave Trump a free jet? I'm shocked... Well not that shocked.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2025
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It used to be the US building bases in other people's countries. How the turn tables.
Trump is so "AMERICA FIRST" that he's letting foreign militaries to set up soverign bases here!
So so so so much sketchy illegal shit is gonna go through there lol
Makes sense. They'll use it to do whatever dirty work they want done and then feign ignorance and plausible deniability because Qatar is a sovereign nation.
Currently near the top of !nottheonion@lemmy.world:
Alabama senator wants anyone practicing sharia law immediately deported.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Qatar
Sharia is a main source of Qatari legislation, according to Qatar's constitution.[7][8] Sharia is applied to statutes pertaining to family law, inheritance, and several criminal acts (including adultery, robbery and murder). In some cases in Sharia-based family courts, a woman's testimony is worth half a man's and in some cases a female and male testimony is not accepted at all if the witness is not deemed reliable.
https://patch.com/idaho/boise/idaho-most-hateful-state-us-analysis-hate-map-shows
Idaho Most Hateful State In US, Analysis Of Hate Map Shows
The Southern Poverty Law Center's 2018 Hate Map shows growth in alt-right white supremacy and anti-Muslim groups.
I can but imagine the delightful interactions to come.
EDIT: Well, maybe the people in question will stay on-base. Germany had some facility at another USAF base that they used for training that IIRC they shut down due to military spending cuts a few years back. I dunno if the people there stayed on-base or what. If you figure that Qatar will probably do something similar, maybe give some idea of the model.
kagis
A facility at Holloman AFB, in New Mexico. Germany closed their facility in 2019, and another at Fort Bliss, from said military funding cuts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloman_Air_Force_Base
In March 2013, it was announced that German Air Force units at Fort Bliss will transfer to Holloman later that same year; this was to end the German Air Force presence at Fort Bliss dating back to 1956.[19] In 2015, due to funding constraints on the planned new facilities in Europe, the German Air Force Air Defense school was to stay open at Fort Bliss until 2020.[20] On March 13, 2019, after 27 years in southern New Mexico, the German Luftwaffe ceased flight training at Holloman AFB.[3]
What are the chances the Qataris are used to deploy drones on people under the guise of "training"? (My cynical mind at work here.)
America first! Unless their check clears, then it's fair game for anybody.
..what
HEGSETH ANNOUNCES QATAR WILL BUILD AIR FORCE FACILITY AT US BASE IN IDAHO
ahh thanks uh I couldn't ihm uh
So that's what Idaho's been missing.