Word: assad
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jackson's mission could have failed for the same reason that it succeeded: because Assad wanted...
...wish when he was named president of the American University. His immediate predecessor, Acting President David Dodge, had been kidnaped by Muslim extremists in July, with the evident backing of both Syria and Iran. Dodge was finally released in July 1983, thanks largely to efforts by Syrian President Hafez Assad's brother Rifaat, head of the Syrian internal security forces...
...least one important respect, the motives of the pro-Iranian terrorists coincide precisely with those of Syrian President Assad: both want to press the Multi-National Force to leave Lebanon. When Donald Rumsfeld, President Reagan's special envoy to the Middle East, met with Assad in Damascus two weeks ago, the Syrian leader repeated his demands that the U.S. Marines as well as other MNF troops leave Beirut, Israeli forces withdraw from southern Lebanon, and the Lebanese-Israeli agreement of last May 17 be set aside. U.S. diplomats believe Assad is deliberately stalling, in the hope that the pressure...
...exploit Goodman's ties to the state cannot be built on race, since its black population is less than .5%. Elsewhere, in states where Jewish votes and fund raising are influential in Democratic politics, Jackson has probably slipped rather than gained, since his relationship with Syrian President Hafez Assad is a source of resentment...
...sheer force of their convictions. Presidents usually find it easier to influence events at home, where their powers of persuasion are felt most keenly. If the economy continues to hold up, Reagan believes his fourth year will be dominated by foreign affairs. How to reach the mystic Syrian Hafez Assad and the ghostly Soviet Yuri Andropov? He is using Goodman's release in an attempt to change the Lebanon environment before time runs out for a settlement. In the next week or so he plans to give a major address urging the Soviets to come back to the arms...