Word: husseins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...timing of the aborted terrorist raid came as no surprise. Only three days before, Jordan's King Hussein abruptly closed 25 offices of Yasser Arafat's Al Fatah branch of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the capital city of Amman. The terrorist operation was a clear reminder of the P.L.O.'s determination to continue its struggle against Israel in spite of the stinging blow from Hussein. Said an Israeli official: "The P.L.O. wants to demonstrate that it's still powerful in the West Bank and that peace cannot be achieved without...
There were reports last week that Assad and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had agreed to name emissaries to talk about common problems, like resuming the pumping of Iraqi oil through Syria to the Lebanese port of Tripoli. In exchange for reopening the pipeline, Iraq would replace Iran as a source of inexpensive oil to Syria. By brokering the deal, King Hussein would gain Iraqi support in his drive to undermine Arafat and isolate the P.L.O. In time, the shifting alliances might also help ease the situation in Lebanon, where fighting last week between Shi'ite Muslims and Palestinians was particularly...
...Reagan Administration and the moderate Arabs are now generally both pessimistic and wary of each other. The U.S. resents the fact that many of them failed to rally behind King Hussein or even accept the minimum requirement that they acknowledge Israel's right to exist. The Saudis have repeatedly irritated the U.S. by refusing to use their clout when it was most needed, whether to restrain Syrian excesses or pressure Arafat into coming to terms with Jordan. Though they have their own grievances against Muammar Gaddafi, most moderates joined the chorus of denunciation against the U.S. raid on Libyan targets...
Following the collapse of his peace initiative last February, King Hussein has worked hard to ensure domestic stability. He curbed the activities of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood and expelled leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Last week Hussein cracked down on the Jordanian Communist Party. Twenty-three of its leaders were arrested for inciting antigovernment protests...
...miles from Fao. Defensive earthworks have been built along the road, with machine-gun nests and tank positions placed every 500 yards. The Iraqi brass is determined not to be diverted from retaking the Fao Peninsula. Declares Defense Minister General Adnan Khairallah, brother-in-law of President Saddam Hussein: "I can assure you we will do so with the least possible casualties...