APS Diplomat News Service articles from May 2003

APS Diplomat News Service archives from May 2003

How Iraq Is Becoming A Trap For Arab Neighbours, Iran & Turkey.
May 5, 2003... *** Syria, Well Aware Of The Implications Of Recent American Warnings, Is Co-operating Fully In The US Effort To Capture Former Iraqi Baath Party Leaders *** But Washington Will Not Ease The Pressure & Is Demanding That Damascus Either...

The Turkish Trap.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... In recent weeks, US troops and CIA agents in northern Iraq caught Turkish Army special forces infiltrating the region and smuggling arms for the Turkmen communities in the oil-rich cities of Kirkuk and Mosul. Time magazine on April 18 quoted US...

Why No Peace For Arabs & No Clinton-Type Candidate Against Bush Jr In 2004.
May 12, 2003... *** A Bush-Abbas Meeting In Late May Or Early June Will Boost The Palestinian Prime Minister's Credibility Worldwide, But Economic Aid Will Have A More Positive Impact On The Palestinian Territories *** Israel Says Syria Has Done Nothing So...

Turkey's Islamist Leaders Face A Make Or Break Situation As Military Stands Poised.
May 19, 2003... *** The Latest Round Of Saudi Blasts Remind The US That War Against Osama Bin Ladin Will Continue Until All Links Are Cut Between Him And Those In The Kingdom Who Support Al Qaida Tactics To Oust The Royal Family *** One Of The Targets,...

Tehran Is Alarmed By Neo-Cons' Operation Iranian Freedom & Grooming Of Reza Pahlavi.
May 26, 2003... *** Qom Is Split Over The Political Role Of Theologians *** Syria Says It Has Dropped Its Objections To The Road Map For Middle East Peace & Promises It Will Withdraw From Lebanon, But Only After A Comprehensive Arab-Israeli Peace Is...