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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
Och awa man there our garden sheds |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
captain cab wrote: Yes, it's striking the difference when a nation gets to keep it's oil wealth 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
..................................QATAR..............SCOTLAND Population................... 833k ..................5.1 million Unemployment Rate .......0.6%................ 5.4% Inflation Rate (CPT) ......15.2%................ 2.9% (UK) Budget...................... £26.90 billion ........£33 billion 2009 figures |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
captain cab wrote: ..................................QATAR..............SCOTLAND Population................... 833k ..................5.1 million Unemployment Rate .......0.6%................ 5.4% Inflation Rate (CPT) ......15.2%................ 2.9% (UK) Budget...................... £26.90 billion ........£33 billion 2009 figures And your point is? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
gusmac wrote: captain cab wrote: ..................................QATAR..............SCOTLAND Population................... 833k ..................5.1 million Unemployment Rate .......0.6%................ 5.4% Inflation Rate (CPT) ......15.2%................ 2.9% (UK) Budget...................... £26.90 billion ........£33 billion 2009 figures And your point is? I was just thinking how remarkable the similarities are. CC |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
captain cab wrote: gusmac wrote: captain cab wrote: ..................................QATAR..............SCOTLAND Population................... 833k ..................5.1 million Unemployment Rate .......0.6%................ 5.4% Inflation Rate (CPT) ......15.2%................ 2.9% (UK) Budget...................... £26.90 billion ........£33 billion 2009 figures And your point is? I was just thinking how remarkable the similarities are. CC I have to wonder why you give a sh*t?
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
gusmac wrote: I have to wonder why you give a sh*t? I might go there for the world cup....do they sell haggis? CC |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
captain cab wrote: gusmac wrote: I have to wonder why you give a sh*t? I might go there for the world cup....do they sell haggis? CC I don't see why not. You might struggle to get a drink though and, if Nidge is going, tell him to leave Leroy at home. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... p-row.html
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
gusmac wrote: I don't see why not. You might struggle to get a drink though and, if Nidge is going, tell him to leave Leroy at home. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... p-row.html 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
Alex Salmond has been personally linked to the "trade for terrorists" row after it emerged that a major Arab oil state raised the fate of Lockerbie bomber during talks with the Scottish first minister on bilateral trade deals. Salmond is in talks with the Qatari government about investment links and is believed to have discussed substantial Qatari loans to fund flagship projects such as a new £2bn Forth road bridge, major subsea electricity cables and other capital programmes under the Scottish Futures Trust funding body. It has now emerged that the Qatari minister for international cooperation, Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, personally pressed Salmond over the fate of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi at a meeting on 11 June to discuss possible investments. The minister then asked for Megrahi to be released on compassionate grounds in a further letter in July in which he also represented the Arab League, the powerful umbrella body for Middle Eastern and north African oil states. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
http://wingsland.podgamer.com/anas-sarwar-is-a-liar/ |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
captain cab wrote: Alex Salmond has been personally linked to the "trade for terrorists" row after it emerged that a major Arab oil state raised the fate of Lockerbie bomber during talks with the Scottish first minister on bilateral trade deals. Salmond, facing the first direct questions about trade links to Megrahi's release, after similar allegations were levelled against the UK government, strenuously denied there was any connection. Minutes of the meeting in June showed that he had told the Qataris that Megrahi was solely a matter for MacAskill.Salmond is in talks with the Qatari government about investment links and is believed to have discussed substantial Qatari loans to fund flagship projects such as a new £2bn Forth road bridge, major subsea electricity cables and other capital programmes under the Scottish Futures Trust funding body. It has now emerged that the Qatari minister for international cooperation, Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, personally pressed Salmond over the fate of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi at a meeting on 11 June to discuss possible investments. The minister then asked for Megrahi to be released on compassionate grounds in a further letter in July in which he also represented the Arab League, the powerful umbrella body for Middle Eastern and north African oil states. "As a government we will always look to encourage trade – from America, Europe, from anywhere in the world. But as a government, we took decisions [on Megrahi] based on judicial grounds alone," Salmond said. "There's just absolutely no substance in that linkage. None whatsoever." (I'll post the link to the full article as well, since you chose not to) http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009 ... almond-snp |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
Anyway, we all know who really wanted this guy released 
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Salmond: Scotland is remarkably like Qatar |
captain cab wrote:
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