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...tanks. In addition, Iraq stepped up the stridency of its rhetoric. Though Baghdad officials insisted Iraq would not strike first, the Revolutionary Command Council predicted "the mother of all battles" and denounced the "dwarfs led by Bush and his two servants ((King)) Fahd and Hosni ((Mubarak))." Saddam conceded that the U.S. is "the No. 1 superpower" but added that, nonetheless, "we are confident that we can hurt America" in a war with Iraq...
Both sides in the crisis seem to be looking for an exit, but neither gives way on its basic -- and irreconcilable -- demands. -- In an interview with TIME, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak voices fears of war. -- The loudest dissent against Bush's gulf policy comes from, surprise, the right wing...
...outside world than politicians, pundits and editorial cartoonists in the U.S. and Europe, including Germany -- and particularly in Israel -- were identifying Saddam with Adolf Hitler, and Kuwait in 1990 with Czechoslovakia in 1938. One purveyor of this parallel even found historical prototypes for King Hussein (Benito Mussolini) and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (Neville Chamberlain...
...though it is expected that the two defense forces will cooperate and perhaps even coordinate their efforts. The eleventh- hour response to Saddam's challenge spoke directly to Arabs' deep-seated fears about Western intervention in the region, reflecting their historic distrust of foreign influences. As Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak cautioned during the summit, "The choice before us is clear: an Arab act that will preserve higher Arab interests or a foreign intervention in which we will have no say or control...
Bush said he conferred by telephone with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and other Arab leaders, and said he was encouraged by their efforts to find an "Arab answer" to the problem...