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eir war over the Falklands, little was at stake save national pride, the stature of the EFTA00630303 country's respective leaders (Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher vs. an unpopular military junta) and a few sparsely populated islands. Since then, the stakes [29] have risen immeasurably as a result of recent se
d Islamic flag". But as developments began to unravel in Iran and Middle East, things changed between Tehran and the PLO. From the very beginning, Hafez al-Assad carefully watched the PLO courting of Khomaini's Iran. The B'ath regime kept a wide open eye on the extent of Iranian relations with Yasser Arafat,
U.K. fought their war over the Falklands, little was at stake save national pride, the stature of the country's respective leaders (Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher vs. an unpopular military junta) and a few sparsely populated islands. Since then, the stakes [29] have risen immeasurably as a result of recent s
d Islamic flag". But as developments began to unravel in Iran and Middle East, things changed between Tehran and the PLO. From the very beginning, Hafez al-Assad carefully watched the PLO courting of Khomaini's Iran. The B'ath regime kept a wide open eye on the extent of Iranian relations with Yasser Arafat,
have in fact challenged the fundamentals of Syria's security state, a harsh system of controls over every aspect of society, put in place by the late Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, who ruled for 30 years from 1970 to his death in 2000. By all accounts, the debate HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030032 --- PAGE BREAK --- 4 ab
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030032 →West - mainly the Anglo-American part of it - had recovered some of its pride and nerve under U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. And there was the growing evidence of post-colonial regimes' failure, violence and corruption, especially in Africa. But the decisive event for the
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Bashar al-Assad
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Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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Lebanon
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Bill Clinton
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Damascus
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Tehran
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United States
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Hosni Mubarak
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Marc Rich
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Tunisia
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Saddam Hussein
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Jerusalem
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Beirut
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Ronald Reagan
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Hillary Clinton
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Cairo
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Yemen
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