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owers. The Levant was also important to any empire originating to the north or south of Israel. If Egypt decided to move beyond the Nile Basin and North Africa eastward, it would move first through the Sinai and then northward along the coastal plain, securing sea lanes to Egypt. When Asia Minor powers suc
hies — the Gulf states, Jordan and Morocco. In Yemen, the Saudis are insisting on an orderly transition of power and a dignified exit for President Ali Abdullah Saleh (a courtesy that was not extended to Hosni Mubarak, despite the former Egyptian president's many years as a strong U.S. ally). To facilitate this h
n Libya-especially border security- given the Mali crisis, the recent terrorist incident in Algeria, and concerns about security and stability across North Africa. Jordan: The results of the Jordanian parliamentary election came as no surprise: pro-government candidates strengthened their hold, though state tel
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029689 →ialogue Conference. During the visit there were large demonstrations, as thousands demanded a fair and just approach in dealing with former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has received immunity under the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative. *********************************************************** The information
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029691 →trumped values. You didn't hear Obama make any "Qaddafi must go"- style speeches directed against Bahrain's ruling Khalifa family or Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030073 --- PAGE BREAK --- 15 The contradictions and anomalies of U.S. foreign policy have also been on stark display in the Obama
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030074 →rab countries than notions based on imported ideologies such as communism, nationalism, and socialism. Ibn Khaldun's analysis was based on his native North Africa, but it can be adapted to the conditions of the Mashreq, or Levant-where similar historical conditions prevailed. As Albert Hourani explained in his
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030088 →rchies - the Gulf states, Jordan and Morocco. In Yemen, the Saudis are insisting on an orderly transition of power and a dignified exit for President Ali Abdullah Saleh (a courtesy that was not extended to Hosni Mubarak, despite the former Egyptian president's many years as a strong U.S. ally). To facilitate this han
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031846 →n powers. The Levant was also important to any empire originating to the north or south of Israel. If Egypt decided to move beyond the Nile Basin and North Africa eastward, it would move first through the Sinai and then northward along the coastal plain, securing sea lanes to Egypt. When Asia Minor powers such
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031866 →Entities connected to both North Africa and Ali Abdullah Saleh

Barack Obama
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Marc Rich
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United States
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Bashar al-Assad
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George W. Bush
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Lebanon
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Yemen
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Tunisia
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Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Hosni Mubarak
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Tehran
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Middle East
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Damascus
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Cairo
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Bahrain
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Saddam Hussein
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Kuwait
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