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...liberal reformers there untenable, forcing them to choose between nationalism and the perils of appearing to be U.S. lackeys. Second, the U.S. would have no allies in a war against Iran and powerful enemies arrayed against it. The British, who maintain diplomatic relations with Tehran, have made it plain that they would not join in any such campaign. London points out that there is no record of U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning Iran as there was for Iraq, and there is no international consensus that the mullahs pose a threat outside their borders. Russia has important economic ties to Iran...
Knowing that U.S.-led Kurdish soldiers had entered Kirkuk, Abdul Karim Hamdaniy and his son Ahmed donned plain khaki military uniforms, strapped on ammunition-filled webbing and, with Kalashnikov rifles in hand, headed out of their homes...
...event also was notable for being Florida Senator Bob Graham's first appearance with the rest of the gang. Graham brings two strong qualities to the race. He is a former Governor--and therefore, of necessity, a decision maker and plain-speaker--and he stands an excellent chance of winning his home state, which is mythic among Democrats after the 2000 debacle. But Graham didn't offend anyone; I can't remember a thing he said. (Oh, yes: he reminded the audience that he voted against the war; this drew applause...
...PLAIN SPEAKING Fighting the War of Words In the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. Administration rejected the term peacekeeping to describe postwar efforts there and replaced it with stability operations. Now the phrase is cropping up in news reports of the U.S.?s stay in postwar Iraq. Will this be another success in the Administration?s effort to shape the language of war? A scorecard...
...nasty rumor was circulating in the lobby held that Turkey was demanding the honoring of a 1920s treaty with Britain, which guaranteed it a share of Iraq's northern oilfields. This elicited a look of plain horror from the Turkish official...