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Word: samourai (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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That is among the reasons Washington still hopes Saddam will be replaced by someone within the Iraqi military. Some of the participants in Beirut also saw that as the best option. According to Bashir Samourai, a member of the Democratic Movement, the opposition has been in touch with the Iraqi military. In the event of a coup, he said, "they would then call us to come and participate." Washington knows that to give tangible support to such a scheme would only doom it to illegitimacy in the eyes of most Iraqis. So until the phone call from an Iraqi officer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Wanted: a Strong Leader for a Broken Land (Not You, Saddam) | 3/25/1991 | See Source »

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