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Moreover, much as the survival of the Soviet Union in its present form is threatened by unrest among its non-Russian minorities, the Ottoman Empire ultimately could not withstand the nationalist aspirations of its non-Turkish peoples. The Greeks, aided by the English Romantic poet Lord Byron, were the first to break away in the 1820s. The last to revolt were the Arabs. Inspired by Lawrence of Arabia, they broke free of Ottoman domination during World War I, only to come under British and French rule soon afterward...
...particular country, like the New Germany Fund, which immediately shot up to a 70% premium over its intrinsic value when it was launched last year, may make sense now that euphoria has turned to euphearia and premiums have turned to discounts. I bought a little of the Turkish Fund, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, not because I know the first thing about Turkey but because it was trading at a 35% discount and I thought Turkey might somehow benefit from its newly recognized importance in world affairs...
...Western . . . economic and military reprisals." His fellow columnist at the Times, William Safire, even offers a game plan: "Our declared-war strategy should be to (1) suppress Iraqi air defenses; (2) take out war production at the 26 key targets; (3) launch a three-front land war at the Turkish, Syrian and Kuwaiti borders . . . Our great danger is delay." A Wall Street Journal editorial writer daydreams: "If we take Baghdad and install a MacArthur regency, that is the optimum...
Even if the foreigners do not become Saddam's pawns, life in occupied Kuwait is unpleasant enough. According to refugees who managed to escape, the invaders have gone on a rampage of pillage and rape. A Turkish man saw Iraqi troops carry off every piece of gold in every store along Amara Street, Kuwait's jewelry row. Other witnesses said soldiers broke into automobile showrooms, seized Mercedes and drove them back to Iraq. The marauders raided private homes and even emptied supermarket shelves. "It was more like a big robbery than an invasion," said Ali Awsar, a Turk...
After talking with Turkish President Turgut Ozal by phone last week, Bush said that he and Ozal shared the same "sense of urgency and concern." Asked if Turkey would be willing to close the pipeline, Bush replied carefully, "That will be an option, I'm certain...