Word: baghdad
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...Iraq. Notes one Western diplomat: "The only things the Kuwaitis have are diplomacy and money. They either try to talk themselves out of trouble or buy themselves out." During the past six months, the Kuwaitis have been doing a lot of both. Despite a historically uncomfortable relationship with Baghdad, the Kuwaitis, along with the Saudis, have been supporting the Iraqi war machine with billions of dollars since early in the war. Last December, after seven bombs exploded around the country, Kuwait blamed pro-Iranian terrorists and began more openly supporting the Iraqi cause. Kuwait was also concerned about its more...
...treasury. It was learned last week that a suggestion had come from an unexpected source: the Israelis. In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv, Prime Yitzhak Shamir revealed that offered to let Iraq pump its oil through long-unused pipeline, built in the 1930s, stretches from Baghdad to the Israeli port of Haifa. Iraq, which does not recognize Israel, rejected the invitation...
...comes, it will be met by some highly sophisticated Iraqi weaponry. According to accounts from Baghdad, the Soviet Union has supplied Iraq with air-to-surface missiles capable of hitting Kharg Island and other targets deep within Iran. The Iraqis reportedly also have received the Soviet SS-12 missile, which has a range of 500 miles, as well as 5,000 cluster bombs from Chile...
Similarly, Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal visited Baghdad and gently took the Iraqis to task for attacking Turkish tankers carrying Iranian crude oil in the gulf, but he got little satisfaction. As Iraqi Information Minister Latif Nasif Jasim later explained, "How can we know which ship our rockets...
...strike at the Saudi oilfields or launch still another ground offensive against Iraq. At the same time, the Iraqi government seems genuinely pleased with the results of the tanker war thus far, claiming that it has destroyed 27 vessels since Feb. 27. As the news of new attacks reached Baghdad last week, a high Iraqi official declared, "Let the Iranians lose their tempers and attack other shipping in the gulf. This will only push the Iranians into a dead end." -By William E. Smith. Reported by Barry Hillenbrand/Jidda and Barrett Seaman/ Washington