Word: saddamism
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With U.S. forces trying to close in on Saddam Hussein and a new Iraqi governing council trying to assert its authority, armed insurgents are expanding the scope of their attacks to sow fear among ordinary Iraqis and discourage them from cooperating with the U.S. The targeting of civilians escalated to terrifying new heights last Thursday, when at least eight and as many as 19 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a car bombing of the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad--the deadliest incident of any kind since the fall of Saddam's regime. Though senior intelligence officials...
Though that kind of anti-American rage is by no means universal among Iraqis, officials fear that the rising militancy of those opposed to the U.S. may be dissuading them from assisting U.S. troops, sharing intelligence on the whereabouts of Saddam's loyalists and collaborating in the rebuilding effort. According to Titan, the company that manages the translators for the U.S. military, at least a dozen translators have been killed in the past month by anti-American militants. Other translators hired by U.S. troops say they lie about their jobs for fear of reprisal. When Aymen, 36, an interpreter...
...many in Washington and Seoul as a form of extortion designed to shore up an economy in free-fall. But some U.S. officials now suspect that Kim Jong-il may have concluded that a nuclear deterrent is the key to his survival - a belief reinforced by the fate of Saddam Hussein - and that he's rushing headlong to attain nuclear status regardless of what transpires in negotiations. After all, the nations talking to North Korea to prevent it going nuclear are unlikely to shun Pyongyang once it demonstrates nuclear capability. The examples of Israel, India and Pakistan demonstrate that nuclear...
Jordan, with its long and close ties to the Saddam regime, was a logical choice. But King Abdullah hesitated, sources say, first seeking U.S. approval for any exile deal. Only when he had the nod from Washington did the King offer the sisters his hospitality and protection. The terms of exile may not be in writing--one source described it as a "gentleman's agreement"--but they are nonetheless precise. The sisters are to maintain the lowest possible profile and steer clear of any activity that may be construed as political, according to a Jordanian politician. That includes talking...
...sisters, Amman is the ideal place to go into exile; the majority of Jordanians worship Saddam, and are likely to give his daughters the full privileges of Arab protection. In downtown Amman, a reporter seeking public reaction to the TV interviews was admonished by a shopkeeper, "We don't talk about our guests with outsiders." The sisters and their nine children are housed in one of the King's guesthouses in the royal enclave of Dabouq but are expected eventually to move to a private home...