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re about the Kingdom's alleged funding of Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons program in the 1980s. In Khilew

uced the faulty WMD assessment. Less attention has been paid to the more puzzling question of why so many people readily accepted the argument that Saddam would arm Al Qaeda with nuclear weapons, despite the obvious absurdity of the claim. It is this latter question that also seems most relevant amid

fically, although Khilewi mentioned the Pakistani program, the overwhelming majority of his allegations were about the Kingdom's alleged funding of Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons program in the 1980s. In Khilewi's telling, Saudi Arabia gave Saddam at least $5 billion from 1985 through the Gulf War, in return

ing U.S. diplomatic efforts and save his critique for after a deal is inked. That is what John Kerry did in a remarkable Nov. 11 news conference in Abu Dhabi, standing next to the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. And not in recent memory has the spokesperson for the president of the United

onomic sanctions have "kicked in" strongly enough to produce the desired result—until now. Sanctions against the regimes led by Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad produced scarcity and hardship for the poorest of their citizens but enriched the leadership circle, who exacted higher rents o

s against the regimes led by Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad produced scarcity and

st the regimes led by Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad produced scarcity and hardsh

ho are uniformly worried that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Middle East. These figures include Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and the most important defense figure in the United Arab Emirates. MBZ, as he is known, is one of the many Arab leaders who fear (as Israel's lead

not based on anyone's consent but on coercion and domestic terror. The governing 12 percent minority of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled cruelly and bloodily. Indeed, the Assads have nursed a particular grudge against the Palestinians, almost

ity of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ru

the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled crue

nt and hypocritical ways when it comes to defending what they see as their national interest. I am writing this during a working trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, where the prospects of a citizen uprising similar to the ones unfolding across the region is zero, though various degrees of agitation in GCC com

slamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to fight Saddam Hussein. He then started wearing a mullah's outf

Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to fight Saddam Hussein. He then started wearing a mullah's outfit and t

ranian government for three decades. Initially, he was member of a guerrilla group created by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to fight Saddam Hussein. He then started wearing a mullah's outfit and transformed himself into a cleric. Currently, he heads an advisory committee attached to Khamenei's

ticle. 4. Asharq Alawsat Iran's triple mistakes in Syria, Iraq and Bahrain Amir Taheri Article 5_ EFTA_R1_02208892 EFTA02723111 The National (Abu Dhabi) Qatar's ties with the Muslim Brotherhood affect entire region Ahmed Azem Article 6 NYT Europe: Apocalypse Fairly Soon Paul Kruqman Article 7

trayed Over Border. EFTA00136886 The AP <https://apnews.com/article/international-news-china-india-asia-013016a6lcc4c62be2578981ac16fbe9> (10/19, Hussain) reports that on Monday, the Indian army "said it apprehended a Chinese soldier...in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in

ain, and the United Arab Emirates to support expanded economic cooperation under the Abraham Accords, with agenda today including concluding stop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before joining Israeli officials in returning to Israel on the first-ever direct commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv

that as a vote of confidence, and a green light for more repression." Indian Army Detains Chinese Soldier Who Strayed Over Border. The AP (10/19, Hussain) reports that on Monday, the Indian army "said it apprehended a Chinese soldier...in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in

in, and the United Arab Emirates to support expanded economic cooperation under the Abraham Accords, with agenda today including concluding stop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before joining Israeli officials in returning to Israel on the first-ever direct commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv

that as a vote of confidence, and a green light for more repression." Indian Army Detains Chinese Soldier Who Strayed Over Border. The AP (10/19, Hussain) reports that on Monday, the Indian army "said it apprehended a Chinese soldier...in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in

ted Arab Emirates to support expanded economic cooperation under the Abraham Accords, with agenda today including EFTA01658571 concluding stop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before joining Israeli officials in returning to Israel on the first-ever direct commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv