Word: arabism
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...Wednesday the Iraq War finally landed squarely at the feet of the U.S. military. At a Senate Armed Services hearing, Gen. John Abizaid, the Arab-American who heads the Pentagon's regional military command with responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan, had his professional judgment and even his honesty sharply questioned. Abizaid, a West Point graduate and combat veteran, had long been held up as the Army's most sophisticated expert on the Middle East...
...TIME: What problems is the Arabic channel having with Arab governments nowadays...
...Khanfar: Each country has its own politics. Saudi Arabia has never allowed our bureau to operate in Saudi Arabia. Jordan was critical recently. Their official newspapers waged an official campaign against Al Jazeera, accusing us, again, of implementing a Zionist conspiracy to dismantle the Arab world. They had many complaints, one of them started with a prison protest that Al Jazeera covered...
...Khanfar: The Qatari foreign minister criticized us in many cases. I consider that an opinion, not pressure. The only asset we have right now is our editorial independence. If the editorial independence is compromised by the Qataris, Al Jazeera will lose its edge over the rest of the Arab media. The status that Al Jazeera has given Qatar is high and very useful...
...Another reason the Gulf Arabs trust Baker is because of his financial ties to the region. After Baker left government, he was on the first plane to the Gulf to cash in on his contacts. He was a major player in the Carlyle Group, an Arab-friendly company that solicits Gulf money. In December 2003, Bush appointed Baker to solve Iraq's unpaid debt, much of which is owed to Gulf countries. Baker is doing his best to make sure the Gulf Arabs aren't robbed. Baker's law firm represents the Saudi Defense Minister Sultan bin 'Abd-al-'Aziz...