\tOui, que veut le Qatar ? Quelle est sa politique, quel est sont but, quels sont ses buts ? Chaque fois l’on croit avoir compris, que ce minuscule \u00e9mirat croulant sous des tonnes de $milliards a bel et bien une strat\u00e9gie, qu’il complote, qu’il sait o\u00f9 il va, qu’il ach\u00e8te tout le monde dans un but si pr\u00e9cis qu’il brille comme une montagne d’or. Puis, quelque chose de nouveau surgit, dont on s’avise un peu g\u00ean\u00e9, qu’il pourrait bien s’agir d’une contradiction. Aujourd’hui, la situation \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard a des aspects rocambolesques. Les commentateurs eux-m\u00eames, et parmi les plus avis\u00e9s, les plus aptes \u00e0 manier ou manipuler l’information et le reste dans le sens des interpr\u00e9tations les plus audacieuses, commencent \u00e0 faire de ces contradictions elles-m\u00eames, sans plus les dissimuler, et finalement de ce qui constitue le myst\u00e8re qatari, le sujet de leurs articles. En voici deux exemples \u00e9difiants.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\t Commen\u00e7ons par quelques observations compl\u00e8tement et ing\u00e9nument \u00e9tonn\u00e9s de Mohammad Hisham Abeih, de As Safir<\/em>, le quotidien libanais ind\u00e9pendant de gauche, toujours bien inform\u00e9 Ce 10 janvier 2013<\/a>, le sujet de l’article de Mohammad Hisham Abeih, c’est la visite Premier ministre du Qatar en \u00c9gypte Et l’article se termine par la m\u00eame question qui semble l’avoir justifi\u00e9, question sans r\u00e9ponse, au d\u00e9but comme \u00e0 la fin de l’article \u00abThe question remains: What does Qatar want from Egypt other than extended economic power and influence in political decision-making?<\/em>\u00bb Il y a dans l’article diverses pr\u00e9cisions sur la puissance d’Al Jazeera<\/em> et, surtout, la pr\u00e9sence massive de Fr\u00e8res Musulmans, sp\u00e9cifiquement \u00e9gyptiens, dans la r\u00e9daction de la TV qatari, ce qui correspond \u00e0 un curieux renversement de l’influence qatari en \u00c9gypte qui est partout affirm\u00e9e. (\u00abSpecifically, many leading figures at Al Jazeera news are Brotherhood-affiliated Egyptians.<\/em> [] In addition, Brotherhood guests and loyalists dominate most of the channel’s programs tackling Egyptian political affairs.<\/em>\u00bb) Il y a enfin le compte-rendu un peu \u00e9tonnant de la conf\u00e9rence de presse du 9 janvier au Caire, avec les deux premiers ministres (\u00e9gyptien et qatari), o\u00f9 fut chaudement d\u00e9battu le projet pr\u00eat\u00e9 au Qatar d’acqu\u00e9rir sous forme de location pour 99 ans rien de moins que le Canal de Suez.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00abThe press conference held yesterday<\/em> [Jan. 9<\/em>], after Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani met with Morsi and Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, was heated. Hamad found himself having to respond to questions and accusations regarding Qatar’s role in Egypt’s political and economic affairs. He said that Egypt is too great to be dominated by anyone. Hamad said that if the right to vote in a parliamentary or presidential election in Egypt was granted to everyone in Qatar, the outcome would not be affected. Hamad was referring to Qatar’s small population (1.6 million people including expatriates, compared to 90 million in Egypt).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbHowever, the impact that Egyptians worry about has absolutely nothing to do with Qatar’s population, but with money and influence. It was recently rumored that Qatar intended to acquire the Suez Canal in a gradual deal, beginning with developing the canal and managing a few facilities as a prelude to granting it a concession for a period of 99 years. That is about the same period obtained by French adventurer Ferdinand de Lesseps, who persuaded the governor of Egypt, Muhammad Said Pasha, to develop the canal in the mid-nineteenth century.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbTalk about the Suez Canal was initially brought up by former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq at the height of his campaign during the presidential election run-off last June. The issue was dealt with lightly by the Muslim Brotherhood, but resonated within the opposition, especially after multiple visits were made by Qatari officials to Egypt, most notably by Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Prime Minister Hamad. There were also rumors that Qatar’s Director of Intelligence Ahmed Bin Thani made a secret visit to Egypt last May, where he allegedly met with Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie. The group’s denial of the news did not stop its spread.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n