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...from using its staging bases, though the war could be launched largely from Kuwait in the south and Turkey in the north, with assists from Bahrain and Oman. The Pentagon is preparing for such an eventuality, building a sophisticated combined air operations center at Al Udeid air base in Qatar to replace the one in Saudi Arabia. But if Saddam waits for the conflict to come to Baghdad, this could be an urban, house-to-house battle unlike anything current U.S. troops have ever experienced...
Uncensored, except for news dealing with Qatar, and available throughout the Middle East via satellite, al-Jazeera is bringing unprecedentedly graphic images of Palestinians bloodied by Israeli violence straight into Arab homes and cafes. The gory feed and the network's reputation for covering the Arab perspective have earned al-Jazeera millions of dedicated viewers in a region seething with anger at the Palestinian plight and what is perceived as American support of unchecked Israeli aggression. In recent weeks, the coverage has helped stoke the region into a fever pitch of outrage and impotent fury. At Cafe Shahine...
LEBANON Bin Laden Tapes Two Middle East television stations broadcast videotapes showing Osama bin Laden. Both tapes were compilations of film apparently made in December, together with narration, graphics and footage of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The first tape, shown on the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera station, included film of Ahmed Al Haznawi, identified as one of the hijackers, reading out his will. On the second tape, televised by the Middle East Broadcast Corp., bin Laden described the hijackers as "our brothers, the martyrs," called the attacks the "blessed operations" and boasted that they cost...
...Politics need to be distanced from these prices," Qatar Oil Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah told his official news agency. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal pointed out to the French paper Le Monde that oil and gas revenues - which account for some two-thirds of the typical Gulf state's budget - are "what Arab nations need most for their development," adding diplomatically that such revenues were also the best way for Arab nations to bolster their defenses against the rampaging Israelis...
...from his support-seeking tour of the Middle East, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sent out officials to seek backing from Arab countries in case of a possible American attack. Vice chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Izzat Ibrahim went to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, while Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz were sent to other regional capitals...