APS Diplomat News Service articles from February 2005

APS Diplomat News Service archives from February 2005

Iraq As A Base For Int'l Terrorism Can No Longer Be Cleaned Up By USA Alone.
February 7, 2005... *** Clearly No One In USA Knew How Far Salafis -Including Wahhabis And Other Nihilist Groups In Sunni Islam - Can Go To Prevent Iraq From Becoming A Democracy; That They Will Kill So Many To Prevent It *** A Qaeda Recruit In Germany Planned...

Arab Regimes' Concerns.
February 7, 2005... There are deeper concerns among authoritarian regimes nearby about the sight of Iraqis risking their lives to begin taking governance into their own hands. When added to the forward movement taking place between Israelis and Palestinians, the...

Iraq - A Terror Training Centre.
February 7, 2005... Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the main training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released on Jan. 13 by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC). This is the CIA director's think tank....

GCC States Are Reforming Education Systems As Part Of Counter-Terrorism Measures.(Gulf Co-operation Council)
February 14, 2005... *** It Is A Miracle That Iraq Has Not Collapsed Into All-Out Sunni-Shiite & Kurdish-Arab Wars; But Kirkuk Remains A Highly Explosive Issue, Which The Turks See As A Trigger *** Unemployment Is A Time Bomb In The GCC Area; 80 Million Jobs...

USA & Saudis Drift Apart.
February 14, 2005... The Bush administration has launched a review of its relations with Saudi Arabia as on both sides are drifting too far apart. The review, initiated by the US embassy in Saudi Arabia, comes as Washington and Riyadh prepare to mark the 60th...

The Saudi Elections.
February 14, 2005... Saudi males on Feb. 10 went to the polls in Riyadh to cast their votes in the kingdom's first municipal elections. A total of 128 members of the municipal councils in the capital city and other regions of Riyadh Province were elected in the...

Dealing With Salafi Militancy.
February 14, 2005... In tackling the violent Salafi militants, like those of Al-Qaeda or pro-Zarqawi groups, GCC governments are reluctant to use excessive force due to the sensitive social fabric of society. Terrorists have exploited this, forming their groups by...

Iran's Nuclear Issue Gets Close To Point Of No Return As US Turns The Heat On Tehran:.
February 21, 2005... *** Lebanese Govt. Looks Close To Collapsing As Syria Is Held Responsible For The February 14 Assassination Of Rafiq Hariri; The Damascus Regime Is In A Dangerous Trap *** US Forces Will Stage Attacks In Pursuit Of Iraqi Baathists Inside...

Indonesia-US Military Alliance Is Being Revived; Jakarta Mulls Leaving OPEC.
February 28, 2005... *** Bouteflika Is The 3rd North African Ruler To Give Women Their Rights, Despite Growing Opposition By Islamist Groups *** Ibrahim Ja'fari, Islamic Da'wa Leader Now Made Candidate For Premiership, Says The US-Led Troops Will Be Needed Till...