Word: arabize
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...outside the government believe that no matter what incentives the world offers, Iran is determined to become a nuclear power. That has raised the specter that the U.S. might take military action to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Although the prospect causes shudders among the U.S.'s European and Arab allies, it might prove more palatable if Washington has shown it has exhausted all diplomatic options, including direct negotiations, before resorting to military force. If the U.S. eventually has to launch a military campaign, says George Perkovich of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "it's going to need...
...short, what at first was being hailed as an almost unprecedented peaceful Arab transfer of power following democratic elections has lately looked anything but peaceful. By refusing to deal with or fund a government led by Hamas, or even allow the transfer of funds from friendly Arab neighbors, the U.S. and the European Union have added to a morass of problems that have plunged the entire Palestinian Authority into crisis and given Fatah an opportunity to claw its way back into power - principally, for now, by sparking a conflict over the control and make-up of the Palestinian security forces...
...that the Hearst people went to Lord Foster--the peerage came in 1999--for years the man Asian banking executives and Arab sheiks have pursued for the luster of Big Architecture. When you visit his firm's vast London offices you understand what it must have been like to await an audience with the doge in 16th century Venice. Clients and would-be clients from around the world crisscross the reception area clutching their portfolios and chattering in Italian and Russian. The British press says his profits have been in decline. He even lost a commission last year...
...Gaza cannot be paid, the Bush administration is effectively aligning itself with a drive to bring down the Palestinian Authority unless Hamas agrees to formally renounce violence, recognize Israel and abide by previous peace agreements. Although the movement is currently observing a unilateral ceasefire and is beginning, under Arab pressure, to articulate terms on which it may talk peace with Israel, it is unlikely to give in to the U.S. and Israeli demands...
...Hamas is returned for a second time, the stalemate would simply deepen. The alternative might be to back Abbas seizing control over all the levers of government without new elections. But that would not only make a mockery of the Bush administration's stated commitment to democracy in the Arab world; it would likely set off a Palestinian civil war that would have negative implications for Israel as well as other U.S. interests and allies throughout the region...