APS Diplomat News Service articles from February 2003

APS Diplomat News Service archives from February 2003

Iran Hedges Its Strategic Bets As American Bases Spread On All Its Frontiers.
February 3, 2003... *** Iraqi Kurdish Leader Jalal Talabani Says The US Assured Him That It Will Not Target Iran Because The Two Countries Are Linked By Joint Interests And That The Americans Are Ready To Give Any Guarantees In This Regard *** Observers In...

The Islamic Militants Are Trying To Re-organise A Better Defence Against US Offensive.
February 10, 2003... NICOSIA - After facing sustained military, financial and diplomatic pressure for more than a year, radical Islamist movements are trying to re-organise their structures so that they become less vulnerable. With the US and its allies keeping an...

The Middle East, Reshaped To Acceptable US Specifications, Will Be Ready For Peace.
February 17, 2003... NICOSIA - With the US focusing on post-war Iraq and the prospect of regime changes looming, moderate Arab opinion leaders seem set to help in building up a peace momentum. On the spot APS soundings across the Arab World indicate that, despite...

NATO/EU Splits & Anti-US Positions Affect The Arab Cause.
February 24, 2003... *** Turkey, Under An Islamist Govt. Trying To Be As Far Away From Confrontation With Kemalists As Possible, Has Raised Its Price For US Troops To Transit To Northern Iraq By Delaying A Request For Parliament To Vote The Way Washington Had...