APS Diplomat News Service articles from February 2004

APS Diplomat News Service archives from February 2004

US Turns To NATO, The UN & The GCC To Help Stabilise Iraq & Support Pax Americana.
February 2, 2004... *** 80 Million Jobs Need To Be Created In The Arab World By The Year 2020, A Rate Of Growth Not Seen Anywhere In The 20th Century, If The Region Is Not To Find Itself In The Margins Of The 21st Century *** The US & UK Want To See Iraq Get...

East Mediterranean Peace & Trade Pacts, Or Hell, Stretching From Cyprus To Kurdistan.
February 9, 2004... *** Some Kurds Suspect That The Bomb Blast Which Killed 67 Was Masterminded By The Turkish Secret Services, While Most Believe That It Was The Work Of Al Qaida; The Main Political Parties Vow To Show Greater Unity In The Aftermath ***...

The US Has Unfinished Afghan/Iraq Wars & A Tricky Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation Issue.
February 16, 2004... *** London-Based Al Hayat Quotes Al Qaida As Saying It Purchased Nuclear Arms From Ukraine; The Paper Adds That Its Sources Claim Al Qaeda Will Use The Weapons On US Territory If The Group Suffers A Crushing Blow From The Spring Offensive In...

Saudi Arabia's Fate Hangs In A Steadily Shifting Balance.
February 23, 2004... *** An Explosion In Saudi Arabia Will Affect All The Arabs & The Oil World *** In A Move Certain To Worsen Ties With Yemen, Saudi Arabia Starts To Erect A $8.5 Bn Fence On Its Land & Sea Borders With That Country; The Fence Will Be A...