Word: saddamism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Baghdad Bandwagon As a near-inevitable attack approaches, Saddam and Madeleine make their plays for international support...
...While Albright stormed toward London for a pre-airstrike pep rally with British foreign secretary Robin Cook and Jordan's King Hussein Friday, an amicable Tariq Aziz organized a road show at one of Saddam's sprawling palaces Friday for an unidentified number of foreign diplomats. His message: You can trust us, really...
...Last laughs: Okay, there was one Leno line on-point: "Bill Clinton vows to bring Saddam Hussein to his knees with a military strike. And when it comes to bringing people to their knees..." Plus, among Letterman's "Monica's Top 10 Nicknames for the President": "Commander in Briefs...
BAGHDAD: Seasoned thespians they aren't. But when it comes to putting on an international song-and-dance in the midst of crisis, no one has better timing than Saddam Hussein and Madeleine Albright...
Unfortunately for Saddam, the performance was stolen by Albright, who worked the phones to build international support for military action. Russia, China and Turkey balked at the suggestion of air strikes; France, Germany and Sweden straddled the fence. "Albright most likely won't succeed in getting some international armada behind the U.S.," says TIME diplomatic correspondent Douglas Waller, "but the U.S. will still go ahead with the military option anyway. Albright is laying the groundwork for an attack and, hopefully, reducing any adverse reaction for when an attack is actually launched." Coming soon: Madeleine plays the Persian Gulf, touring Saudi...