Word: al-sabah
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...this view also rests on the legacy of colonialism. Under the Ottoman Turks, Kuwait was supposedly to be administered from the Iraqi city of Basra. In actuality, none of the Ottoman attempts to extend control over Kuwait suceeded. The de facto independence of the Kuwaiti people led by the Al-Sabah family could not be questioned. Thus, Saddam Hussein does not categorically oppose colonialism; rather, he utilizes that form of (Ottoman) imperialism which best serves his own meglomanical ends...
...their armed forces, not by popular consent. The hereditary ruling clans of the gulf states are particularly vulnerable to charges that they preside over artificial entities with little more than their oil wealth to justify their existence. Few men in the street have mourned the demise of Kuwait's al-Sabah family, a clan noted for its extravagant life- style. Discontent over chronic corruption and inefficiency runs high. Shaky Arab regimes are worried that Saddam could mobilize religious and nationalistic passions, then turn that rage against them...
While an estimated 300 Iraqi tanks prowled the city, an additional 50 surrounded the Emir's palace and the nearby U.S. embassy. But the Emir, Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, and his family were able to flee to Saudi Arabia by helicopter. Though the invaders had quickly seized Kuwait's radio and television station, a hidden transmitter continued to broadcast exhortations to resist the raiding foreigners and pleas for help from other Arab states. "O Arabs, Kuwait's blood and honor are being violated. Rush to its rescue!" cried a voice thought to be the crown prince...
...stand a chance if we don't get any aid from our friends," a dismayed Ambassador Saud Nasser Al-Sabah told reporters. "U.S. intervention at this stage is of paramount importance...
...relations with the Arab world were further complicated last week when, much to the surprise and embarrassment of the White House, the Senate voted to deny Kuwait sophisticated Maverick air-to-surface missiles just days before the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Crown Prince Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, arrived in Washington. Kuwait would like to buy $l.9 billion worth of arms, including 40 F-18 jet fighters, of which the Mavericks are considered an essential feature...