By Angelo Giuliano
On September 9, 2025, an Israeli airstrike demolished a residential compound in Doha, Qatar, targeting Hamas leaders during Gaza ceasefire talks. The attack killed five Hamas members, including the son of top negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and a Qatari security officer, though senior figures survived. Hamas labeled it a failed assassination attempt while reviewing a U.S.-proposed ceasefire plan. Qatar, hosting Al Udeid—the largest U.S. military base in the region—condemned the strike as a "cowardly violation" of sovereignty, suspending mediation and threatening retaliation. Was this Israel acting solo? No chance. The U.S. military tracked the jets, briefed Trump, and his "warning" to Qatar via envoy Steve Witkoff arrived 10 minutes after the blasts. An honest mistake? Hardly—this is another glaring example of Trump's dishonesty and deceit.
This strike screams a coordinated plot, with Trump's deceitful fingerprints all over it, alongside Israel and Qatar. Israeli sources confirm Trump approved the operation days earlier, using a 100-page ceasefire proposal as a cunning lure to draw Hamas to Doha. This mirrors his 2025 Iran playbook: fake nuclear talks while greenlighting Israeli strikes on facilities. Trump's public objections—calling it Netanyahu's move, claiming it "hurts peace" while praising Hamas eliminations as "worthy"—are pure deception, a masterclass in deflection. If he opposed it, why no attempt to stop it? His silence on halting the strike confirms his complicity, proving once again that Trump's word is worthless, a dishonest facade. Qatar's role is just as suspect. Their U.S.-linked defenses, protecting thousands of American troops at Al Udeid, stood idle. A jet-gifting vassal state crying betrayal? It's a sham—they betrayed Hamas, ignoring sacred Arab-Muslim guest-protection traditions to please Trump's America. Saudi Arabia and the UAE issued condemnations, but their words, like their Gaza stance, are hollow—U.S. puppets too spineless to challenge Trump's deceitful script.
The fallout lays bare Trump's treachery. Qatar's staged outrage can't hide the silence of U.S.-controlled defenses. Gulf allies, trapped in Washington's orbit, offer feeble protests, unable to break free. America's elite, enabling Trump's lies, solidifies the U.S. as a conniving powerbroker. The strike's timing obliterated ceasefire hopes, leaving trust in ruins. Putin, the chess master, sees through Trump's dishonest games, playing along but never fooled by the orange man's deceit. This Doha plot is another chapter in Trump's legacy of lies, with Qatar as a complicit stooge and Saudi Arabia and the UAE as minor players in the farce. The evidence is undeniable: pre-strike coordination, idle defenses, and a deliberately late "warning" that changed nothing. Qatar's inaction, despite U.S. military presence, suggests they either acquiesced or were sidelined—both a betrayal of their guests. The Gulf's weak complaints follow their pattern of empty posturing, bowing to Trump's deceitful agenda. This orchestrated strike not only killed peace prospects but fractured alliances, exposing the U.S. as a global pariah under Trump's dishonest leadership. Geopolitics is a rigged circus, with Trump, Israel, and Qatar performing a well-rehearsed act of deceit, while trust lies shattered.
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