Qatar: CoS Ghanim, the Pentagon and F-35 JSFnote

Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major-General Ghanim Bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim is said to have visited Washington for talks with high-ranking officials of the Pentagon on Qatari plans to buy the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter). The following 432-word report sheds light on his talks and tells what about the results and what about the reaction of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to these results. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/43 – October 25, 2013)]