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...Soviet communism will have disruptive consequences in the Third World as well. For starters, there should be a new designation, since there's no longer a Second World. Whether Azerbaijan and the Central Asian republics remain connected with Moscow or not, their Muslim populations will almost certainly turn increasingly southward in their political attentions, affiliations and machinations. That will make the Middle East an even more interesting place...
...journey southward took its participants on an adventure that will be forever remembered as the QUEST...
While the two-day trek southward to the Sunshine State fostered little excitement--excluding a wrong turn that steered the automobile to Philadelphia--the journey soon produced a collection of stories that the seniors will be telling at their 25th reunion...
...gulf region is about to enter a particularly delicate period, when the shamal winds in Iran, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula create huge sandstorms that blow southward. This year's storms could suck up soot from the oil fires and unusually large amounts of dirt loosened by explosions and the movement of armies during the war. Intensified by heat from the fires, the storms could spread a mist of soot and oil across a belt of countries, ranging from Saudi Arabia to India. Apart from posing a health threat to the people closest to ground zero, the pollution is likely...
...from the fires is sufficient to affect a system as large as the monsoon. El-Baz readily admits that his theory is riddled with unknowns, but he asserts that the dispersion pattern of the dust and oil indicates that a high-pressure system, which could drive the grimy cloud southward, is already in place...