APS Diplomat News Service articles from August 2004

APS Diplomat News Service archives from August 2004

Jihadists Aim To Outsmart New Western Intelligence Efforts In Fighting Terrorism.
August 2, 2004... *** Saudis Back US- Allawi Call For An Islamic MNF To Protect UN Personnel In Iraq, As Rebels' Writ Runs Large Across A Lethal Sunni Triangle; Zarqawi's Men Threaten To Kill Any Such MNF *** Pakistan Gets Top Al-Qaeda Man, Ghailani, Who's...

Focus On The Sunni Insurgency In Iraq.
August 2, 2004... Each of the three centres mentioned above has a branch in Iraq and networks of operatives in all the country's provinces, including Kurdistan. Now that power in Iraq has been transferred and the interim government is left with the ambiguous...

Russia-Japan P/L Will Set Viable Oil Market & Boost Energy Supply Security In Asia.
August 9, 2004... *** The Oil Market Is So Tight That The Slightest Accident Can Raise The Price By More Than $1.50/Barrel Within Less Than 24 Hours *** Crude Oil Prices Could Hit $50/B Or Higher If Yukos Goes Bankrupt And/Or If Chavez Opts For War On Bush...

Saudi Arabia - Rival Factions Switch Positions As Sultan & Nayef Oppose Elections.
August 16, 2004... *** Saudi Aramco Has Brought Abu Sa'fah & Qatif Fields On Stream Three Months Ahead Of Schedule; So It Can Produce 1M B/D More Than Russia's Recent Peak Of 9.5M B/D And Can Pump Out Another M If Necessary To Pull Oil Prices Down By November 2...

Iran & Israel Are 1st Targets For Nuclear-Free Greater Middle East Project:.
August 23, 2004... *** The Street-Smart Among Iraq's Arab Nationalist Parties And Individuals, Like Muqtada Al-Sadr Who Used Imam Ali's Shrine & Human Shields In His War On The US, Will Destroy The Country If They Get The US To Withdraw To Kuwait - A Better...

Russia Is Powering The Pacific, With Emphasis On The US, Japan, South Korea & China.
August 30, 2004... *** Oct. WTI AT NYMEX Rose To $43.18/B On Aug. 27, After A 5-Day Drop, Amid Concerns Over Unrest In Iraq; Sadr's Aug. 26 Deal With Sistani For Najaf Is Seen As A Temporary Truce; It Seems The Rebel Shiite Force Intends To Continue The War...