From Al Jazeera to Brookings, the scope of Qatari influence over Washington D.C. and America is monumental. And usually, no mention is made of it. 

This is a rare exception.

Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has been criminally charged for his alleged role in an undisclosed lobbying campaign for the Qatari government, records show

The Justice Department has charged him with making false statements in ethics paperwork and violating laws restricting foreign lobbying by ex-federal officials, both misdemeanors.

In court filings, Olson said he plans to plead guilty.

The Qataris are buying up anyone they can and our political class is very much for sale.

Top elected officials and administrators eagerly take money from our enemies and then wrap their perfidy in the tattered cloak of human rights.

All of that is an even bigger problem because of Qatar’s backing for the Muslim Brotherhood and even worse Islamists, not to mention its ties to Iran.