but then again Qatar does not extra-judiciosly murder it's prisoners enmasse for political thought crimes.

It seems you are championing the Gaddafi regime and indulging in moral relativism, putting it on a par with any other country in the world.

Anyway, back to the OP.......Do you think the Qatari population(local and expat) would be better served having a press that informed the public about issues without self-censorship?

As this is not happening at the moment, do you think it is incumbent on QL members to enlighten its readership with news stories about Qatar from the international press, without being shouted down for being somehow 'anti-Qatari' for providing this basic service that the Qatari press is incapable of performing?

This is the point of my thread.....NOT Qatar Foundation, Barcelona, democracy, western countries, the Qatar government or Libya.