Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 |
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The West might be alarmed at the prospect of the mullahs arming themselves with nuclear weapons, but it is the Arabs who are first in their direct line of fire.
Relations between Tehran and the Saudis have been strained ever since Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were implicated in the 1996 bombing of the US Marine base in [...]
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Posted by Matt in July 28th, 2007 |
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An unprecedented boom is changing the region—and echoing far past its borders.
Aug. 6, 2007 issue - We all know the headlines by now: the Middle East is burning, right? So it seems, as Palestinians and Iraqis wage civil war, Lebanon seethes, Syria and Israel trade barbs and Iran spits defiance. Yet beyond the smoke a [...]
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Posted by Matt in March 30th, 2007 |
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Riyadh summit concludes with dire warning, backing for Mideast peace plan.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - An Arab summit ended in Saudi Arabia on Thursday with endorsement for an Arab land-for-peace proposal with Israel and a warning about a possible nuclear arms race in the region.
“We affirm a just and comprehensive peace as a strategic option for [...]
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Posted by Matt in March 29th, 2007 |
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King’s Remarks on Iraq Follow Signs Riyadh Is Distancing Itself From Bush.
Of all the foreign leaders President Bush has dealt with over the past six years, few have been as direct or blunt in private as Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, according to U.S. officials. At one point in 2002, Abdullah showed Bush images of Palestinian [...]
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