Word: persian
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...upshot: a tally of international terrorist incidents compiled by the State Department fell from a peak of 864 in 1988 to 457 in 1990, the lowest since 1977. The count rose to 557 in 1991, but about half of those occurred during the Persian Gulf war and caused minor damage and few casualties -- and even so, the count was relatively low by the standards...
...Syria, and they were told to track it. Last week an eager faction in the National Security Council and the State Department leaked word that the U.S. was determined to intercept the freighter and search its hold as it made its way from the Indian Ocean toward the Persian Gulf, where U.S. naval vessels were patrolling to enforce the U.N. embargo against Iraq. But after 10 days of less than crackerjack surveillance, the Dae Hung Ho eluded U.S. warships and docked peacefully in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The Pentagon suddenly had a lot to explain...
...former senator also targeted Bush'sbehavior in the Persian Gulf War. "Bush proposed aresolution before Congress had enoughinformation," he said. This action represented "anintrusion of the Senate's responsibility to dealwith foreign policy...
...Bush campaign launched its first attack ad squarely at Buchanan. In it General P.X. Kelley, retired commandant of the Marine Corps, denounces Buchanan's opposition to the Persian Gulf war. "The last thing we need in the White House is an isolationist like Pat Buchanan," says Kelley. A second ad designed to boost Bush's leadership credentials shows the President sitting awkwardly on the edge of his desk reviewing papers while an announcer recites his agenda...
Five Masters of Persian and Indian Painting: Sultan-Muhammad, Mir Sayyid `Ali, Basawan, Payag and the Kotar Mastert--Through March 8. Sackler Museum...