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CommentaryFariborz S. Fatemi June 9, 2017Former Professional Staff MemberHouse Foreign Affairs CommitteeSenate Foreign Relations Committee

There he goes again,Trump, “Putin’s useful idiot.” The lies, the deception and the dissemblingcontinues. Embroiled in the Russian morass, Trump strikes out blindly at theMoslem mayor of London and the country of Qatar. Trump, who knows nothing and does not knowthat he knows nothing and does not care, is tweeting about terrorism. First, a stupid tweetabout the latest attacks in London claimed by the Islamic State. Trumpcriticizes, completely missing what the mayor of London told the citizens ofLondon, trying to allay their fears. Amayor whose response to the terrorist attacks was universally praised. And, by his stupid tweets, Trump disparagesU.S. closest ally. Next in a tweet, Trumpmaligns Qatar, siding with Saudi Arabia. Qatar is a country that next to Bahrain, houses the biggest contingentof American troops in the Middle East. This is the sameTrump who went to Saudi Arabia, made a pact and praised evil. The same SaudiArabia that the Treasury has said is the “epicenter of terrorism funding.” TheKurds have said terrorism funding of Islamic state and their extensions aroundthe world is coming from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States. In her leaked emails,Secretary Clinton pointed to Saudi Arabia as a source of terrorism funding.Furthermore, the terrorists of the Islamic State and its acolytes draw theirideology and inspiration from the bastardized version of Islam, Wahhabism andSalafism, which for years has been spread from the heart of Saudi Arabia to therest of Islamic countries, creating havoc in its wake. By most estimates, 98per cent of all terrorist acts around the world are being committed by theseinspired terrorists. What is it aboutterrorism and its source that Trump does not get? And how will Trump stamp outterrorism when he has sold out to the devil? The preponderance of evidence hasalways pointed and continues to point to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States asthe financiers and inspirers of the Islamic State and other terrorists. Trump refuses tocriticize the Russians who are threatening our very democracy, and from allindications, he does not care. Now one can add Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Statesto that list that he refuses to criticize. As usual, it is about money, money,money.Trump, his family, his associates are up to their eyeballs dependent onfunding for their business interests from the Russians, the Saudis and the GulfStates. The next time theSaudi foreign minister points his finger about terrorism at everyone excepthimself and his government, it is important to know the source and inspirationfor terrorism is his kingdom. Also remember, there is a White House that,because of its sheer ignorance, is the enabler of these terrorists and ispouring oil on the fires burning the Middle East and you get today. How verysad.