Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...will be caught in the cross fire. The Pentagon is uneasy about its warplanes continuing to guard the Kurd enclave in the designated no-fly zone. "We're supposed to be protecting the Kurds, but to do what--have a civil war?" asks a frustrated Pentagon official. Among his Arab neighbors, Saddam is touting the turmoil in the north as an example of what will happen to the rest of Iraq if he is deposed. "It makes him look less odious," says a Middle East expert at the State Department. "He's still evil, but at least he keeps...
...mouth of the Persian Gulf, Defense Secretary William Perry told reporters today. On a six-day tour of the region, Perry warned that the military buildup could be used to block the Gulf shipping lanes that are used to transport half the world's oil. He is urging Arab allies to upgrade their defenses and improve ties with the U.S. military in the face of growing military arsenals in bothIran and Iraq. Perry has warned repeatedly in recent days ofIran's military stockpile, including anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, near the mouth of the Gulf. He had not previously...
Ironically, Marlowe feels at home in Algeria. It reminds her of Beirut, where she lives with her husband Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent for the London newspaper the Independent. "Like Lebanon," she says, "Algeria is marked by French as well as Arab culture. Both countries have been tugged back and forth, and the resulting identity crises led in both cases...
...administration could not simply stay silent on this matter. It would have been politically--not to say morally--untenable for the White House to pursue a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, all the while turning a blind eye to American investment in the one country most adamantly opposed to that peace...
...interrupt American movies to criticize U.S. "oppression" of blacks or to point out that "in the real world, Americans don't always win." But the West wins small victories on Hizballah screens. "We use Western classical music with most of our productions," says Ahmad. "It's more sober than Arab singing." Which is why, between guerrilla recruitment ads, Vivaldi's Four Seasons wafts over the airwaves...