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...During more than 30-years of diplomatic service, Ross had played a leading role in formulating Middle East policy in various administrations, and had also represented the U.S. in Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon and Libya. Fluent in Arabic, he'd actually taught the language at Columbia University before entering the foreign service. And it may take a spokesman with his deep appreciation of the nuances of Arab politics - and language -to help reverse the tide of Arab sentiment against the U.S. five weeks into the Afghan bombing campaign...
Hagel even mentioned Iran and Libya as countries against whom America needs to consider dropping sanctions. In the future, Hagel said, Bush needs the backing of Congress to renegotiate trade agreements, which would lead to “social bridges...
...until the U.S. "desist[s] from aggressive intervention against Muslims in the whole world." Bin Laden counts as unacceptable the American military presence in other Arab states, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. He is offended by continued U.S. sanctions against Iraq as well as Syria, Sudan, Libya and Iran. And he objects to America's substantial support of Israel, which he considers a partner to the U.S. in a "Jewish-Crusader" conspiracy against Muslims...
...Maybe the governments of Afghanistan and Sudan can’t control the terrorists groups within their borders, or maybe these governments believe that the terrorist groups have a right to operate. How can we expect some of the world’s weakest governments in Afghanistan, Sudan and Libya to abide by a standard that the most powerful government in the world is neither willing nor able to keep...
Crude biological agents have been used in war for centuries. But today’s fears are of the deliberate creation of a virulent plague. Iraq, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Libya, Syria and Sudan are all known to have biological weapons programs. The U.S. and the Russia have both worked on the development of anthrax, a bacterium that is spread among livestock and that poses significant dangers to humans. Terrorists could even reverse one of humanity’s greatest achievements by reintroducing smallpox, which has been eradicated by a sustained global health effort and which is no longer treated...