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LARNACA, Cyprus--A hijacked Kuwaiti jumbo jet took off for Algeria early yesterday after gunmen freed 12 more passengers in what they called a gesture of goodwill...
LARNACA, Cyprus--The hijackers of a Kuwaiti jumbo jet offered to trade passengers for fuel yesterday and threatened to crash the aircraft into Kuwait's royal place. They also warned of a "slow and quiet massacre" of their hostages if their demands were...
Gore has supported the Administration's successful policy of reflagging Kuwaiti tankers, which has kept the sea lanes open, protected a vital U.S. strategic interest, and stymied Iran's expansionist policy. Only now are the other Democratic candidates belatedly beginning to endorse this policy. While opposing development and deployment of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), Gore supports limited research in order to keep the U.S. prepared in case the Soviets develop a similar system. Although these views may not be endorsed by Jesse Helms or Jesse Jackson, they represent a judicious, pragmatic foreign policy, one which does not wear ideological...
...fetched as one might think. She points out that Iraq played a critical role in the Arab decision last year to recognize Egypt formally after that country's peace arrangement with Israel. Iraq also supported Chad in its war against Libya and welcomes the U.S. reflagging of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf...
...broader level, Mylroie has criticized American leaders for tending to view the entire Middle East region as the scene of U.S. Soviet power struggles and ignoring analyses on a regional level. The reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers last summer, for example, was motivated by an American fear that the Soviets would take the Kuwaitis under their wing if the U.S. did not act first. In addition, a similar fear of growing Soviet influence in the region led to the U.S.'s selling of arms to Iran...