Seal of the United States Department of State. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Read FT exclusive, where Doha reportedly paid al-Qaeda affiliate and Iran officials to win release of royal hunting party.

The $1bn hostage deal that enraged Qatar’s Gulf rivals

This is possibly one of the best pieces of investigative journalism that I’ve read in years.

The thing is it’s hard to pick official US policy from bungling in events here, especially in the Obama years.  For sure, following recent terrorist attacks in the UK, people deserve proper answers.

Thoughts?