APS Diplomat News Service articles from March 2003

APS Diplomat News Service archives from March 2003

Al Qaida Will Renew Its Challenge To The US In Afghanistan As Iraq Gets A New Regime.
March 3, 2003... *** Hekmatyar Wants To Create A Vietnam-Like Quagmire For The Americans In Afghanistan *** The Kurds Of Northern Iraq Say They Will Hit Back At Any Turkish Effort To Capture Land *** Turkey Allows 62,000 US Troops To Use Its Air and...

Arab Rulers Are Alarmed By New Cold War Threats Facing 'US Arrogance'.
March 10, 2003... ** The US Began Unloading Troops And Equipment In Turkey Before Another Vote In Parliament Allowing The Americans To Transit Into Northern Iraq ** Saddam Has Suddenly Become A Devout Muslim Calling For A Jihad Against The 'Evil Despot...

Saudis Brace For Turbulence As They Try To Exit From The Wahhabi Time Zone:.
March 17, 2003... *** Turkey's Ruling Islamist AKP Party Is Caught Between The Kemalist Generals And The American Hardliners; This Means The Party Cannot Make Any Move To Satisfy Its Anti-War Support Base Without Facing The Risk Of Another Coup Which The US...

Iran's Theocracy Is Getting Close To An Abyss Combining Atomic & Islamic Traps.
March 24, 2003... *** If Iran Goes Nuclear Then It Would Only Be A Matter Of Time Before Several Others Make Moves To Join The Expanding Atomic Weapons Club - Much Will Depend On How The US Deals With N. Korea *** The War In Iraq May Not Be As Short As...

Turkey Moves Into Northern Iraq, Putting The US Invaders & Kurds Before Hard Choices.
March 31, 2003... *** Over The Past Two Months, The Inexperienced AKP Govt. & Its Kemalist Rivals In Parliament & The Military Have Managed To Make Big Strategic Errors Over The Cyprus Question, Over The Issue Of Providing A Solid Front In Northern Iraq For US...