Epstein Secrets

o be excrescences of the Great Satan. But Saddam Hussein's brutal and initially successful assault on Ira

ionaries initially junked the shah's expensive armory and closed down his nuclear program, deeming both to be excrescences of the Great Satan. But Saddam Hussein's brutal and initially successful assault on Iran soon brought them back to the real world. The ayatollahs turned to those they condemned as irrevoc

ite U.S. protests, Israel remained Iran's most reliable arms supplier for much of the 1980s -- the time when the West was supporting In the 1980s, Saddam's chemical warfare against Iranians, mostly overlooked by Western countries, convinced the Iranians that they had to build a nuclear deterrent. Ove

ant us to do more," he says emphatically. "I think we need to...shake the system...We need to help the opposition more"—and in particular the Free Syrian Army, which is now fighting a civil war against the far- better-armed forces loyal to Assad. When I ask if he thinks a "coalition of the willing" could a

cts until Ankara signed a water agreement with the states below it. The United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003 changed all that. The toppling of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent empowerment of Iraqi Shias instilled a fear in the kingdom that Saudi's own Shia population would agitate for change. Beyond th

f Iraq in 2003 changed all that. The toppling of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent empowerment of Iraqi

in 2003 changed all that. The toppling of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent empowerment of Iraqi Shias in

an regime openly; since then, Saudi Arabia has been actively supporting the Syrian opposition, including by advocating that the world arm the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the main opposition military force. At first, Turkey attempted to convince Assad to reform. Last summer, believing those efforts were at a

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

nya Health Minister Warns Of Second Coronavirus Wave. • Abrams: US To Enact Preemptive Sanctions On Iran. • Turkey Abandoning Outpost Surrounded By Syrian Army. • Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok. • US Rescue Mission In Yemen Helped Pave Way For Israel-UAE Peace Deal. • Navalny Calls On Trump To Condemn His A

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

nya Health Minister Warns Of Second Coronavirus Wave. • Abrams: US To Enact Preemptive Sanctions On Iran. • Turkey Abandoning Outpost Surrounded By Syrian Army. • Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok. • US Rescue Mission In Yemen Helped Pave Way For Israel-UAE Peace Deal. • Navalny Calls On Trump To Condemn His A

Association notes that, "Even after crushing Iraq in the first Gulf War, the international coalition only imposed a 150-kilometer range ceiling on Saddam's ballistic missiles. A demand to eliminate all ballistic missiles would be unprecedented in the modern era-- removing any doubt among Iranians that

ppling with right now is how to coordinate an increasingly armed opposition. The council says it supports the defensive use of weapons. But exiled Syrian Army officers who formed the Free Syrian Army, based in Turkey, have stayed aloof from the council, and even they do not really control the many local m

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

nya Health Minister Warns Of Second Coronavirus Wave. • Abrams: US To Enact Preemptive Sanctions On Iran. • Turkey Abandoning Outpost Surrounded By Syrian Army. • Pakistan Lifts Ban On TikTok. • US Rescue Mission In Yemen Helped Pave Way For Israel-UAE Peace Deal. • Navalny Calls On Trump To Condemn His A