I remember reading that article in the Peninsula..........would I be right in saying that due to the fact that there are less Qataris working in the English papers, as compared to the Arabic dailes, the pressure from 'above' and 'around' is felt greater and thus leads to more self censorship? Expat reporters have more to lose, right?

Or am I completely wrong and there are other reasons why the English dailies are generally so lame?