In theory, The Treaty of Westphalia did away with the practice of having nobles carry out deniable missions against allies back in 1648. Neither America nor Qatar signed this treaty--it is past time to smoke out the Qataris--unlike Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and much larger Iran, Qatar is a tiny country and we already have a large military presence there. With all the spying done on Americans, we must have a LARGE cache of files on Qatar and on Americans and supposed western allies who take blood money from Qatari elements. This writer makes excellent points--but it is not just in England where the Qataris operate with seeming impunity, against the interests of the civilized world.