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Al-Arabiya Network (Saudi Arabia) aired on June 26, 2020 a recording of a conversation between the late Libyan Leader Mua'mmar Al-Qadhafi, the former Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, in which they discussed regional affairs. Emir Hamad Al Thani called U.S. President Obama a "slave," and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a "black woman." He said that his family is part of the Wahhab family and that Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab was in fact a forefather of his. Hamad bin Jassim asked Al-Qadhafi for a list of people he does not want to appear on Al-Jazeera TV, and he added that the programming on Al-Jazeera is determined by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Muammar Al-Qadhafi: "When that American [Obama] met you, what did he say?"
Emir Of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani: "May Allah curse him, brother. Why are you bothering me with that slave?"
Al-Qadhafi: "You are right. By God, you are right."
Emir Al-Thani: "He is an idiot, Mu'ammar. By Allah, he's an idiot."
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Al-Qadhafi: "We should pay attention to this. Within a year, the Saudi royal family will be gone. Within a year, the revolution will break out. The Democrats are in power in America."
Emir Al-Thani: "The Democrats in America are detrimental to Saudi Arabia."
Al-Qadhafi: "They love [Saudi Arabia]?"
Emir Al-Thani: "No, they harm it. I'm responsible for what I'm saying. You can write it down. I speak to the [Americans]. In September, when I went to the United Nations, Condoleezza Rice wanted to see me, but I said: 'no.' She said: 'I'll come to your hotel,' but I said: 'no.' We have a dispute. That 'black woman,' as you call her..."
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Al-Qadhafi: "Why are you appeasing Saudi Arabia? What is the secret behind this?"
Emir Al-Thani: "Look, appeasement in the sense that you mean – that's not true. We are trying to see how to make peace between them and Syria. We came at a time when we wanted to make our plans work. Mu'ammar, my brother, don't worry about this.
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"The people who are running this are my people. The Wahhabis are my family. Did you know that Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab is my forefather from 16 generations back? We share the Wahhabism with them."
Al-Qadhafi: "And he was from the Tamim tribe."
Emir Al-Thani: "That's right. His ideology unified the Arabian Peninsula."
Al-Qadhafi: "He unified it for the benefit of the Saud clan..."
Emir Al-Thani: "Allah has decreed it and what He willed has happened... There is a lesson to learn here..."
Al-Qadhafi: "Excuse my language, but this means that your forefather was either a fool or was fooled. Otherwise, why didn't he use this religious ideology to build his own rule?"
Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani: "He bought the Hereafter...
Emir Al-Thani: "Maybe it was a mistake... He was looking to unify the Arabs. That is certain. I believe that the countries that have similar views should be the ones who lead the Arab world. Some of them have [these ideas] but they are lazy and apathetic. They only come together for a photo op... But the countries that are active... To tell you the truth, I am pleased that Syria started to think how it can rely on itself."
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PM Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani: "Give us the names of the people you don't want to appear on Al-Jazeera TV. The person who coordinated between you and us is never there when we call him."
Al-Qadhafi: "The agreement is that anyone attacking Libya is not allowed to appear [on Al-Jazeera]. If you want to make a show about Libya that's fine."
PM Al-Thani: "But Hamad bin Thamer [Al-Jazeera's Chairman of the Board of Directors] called the guy called 'Abdallah' six or seven times, but he never called back."
Al-Qadhafi: "I'll talk to him about this."
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Al-Qadhafi: "The shows on Al-Jazeera TV are controlled by people from the Muslim Brotherhood."
PM Al-Thani: "I agree with you. This is true."
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