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in the Gaza Strip. Mashaal is no longer in EFTA_R1_00230046 EFTA01842741 sole control of the movement's purse strings, since contributions from Tehran were reduced. He no longer enjoys the recognition of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah in his supremacy within Hamas. In short, Mashaal, whose claim to be
, Saudi clerics are now openly calling for jihad in Syria and scorning those who wait for Western intervention. One prominent unsanctioned cleric, Aidh al-Qarni, openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minist
adership" EFTA00686799 centered in the Gaza Strip. Mashaal is no longer in sole control of the movement's purse strings, since contributions from Tehran were reduced. He no longer enjoys the recognition of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah in his supremacy within Hamas. In short, Mashaal, whose claim to be
e, Saudi clerics are now openly calling for jihad in Syria and scorning those who wait for Western intervention. One prominent unsanctioned cleric, Aidh al-Qarni, openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Ministe
ient force (or will) to prevent conflict. Another failure is probably ahead with Iran, where six years of escalating U.N. sanctions have not curbed Tehran's nuclear program and unilateral military intervention is increasingly likely. I've long been a supporter of multilateral action through the United
ing them weapons to defend themselves." The intervention has the nature of a family and EFTA00711994 tribal issue that the prominent Saudi cleric Aidh al-Qarni has turned into a Sunni-Shia war by promoting Assad's death. The Saudis and their Qatar and United Arab Emirate allies have pledged $100 million to
Entities connected to both Tehran and Aidh al-Qarni

Barack Obama
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United States
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Bashar al-Assad
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Lebanon
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Bill Clinton
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Cairo
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Damascus
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Hillary Clinton
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Tunisia
LOCATIONKremlin
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Fatah
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Mahmoud Abbas
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Riyadh
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Morocco
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Ehud Barak
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Sudan
LOCATIONCourtney Wild
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