APS Diplomat News Service articles from May 2004

APS Diplomat News Service archives from May 2004

Arab Oil States May Privatise Their Defence Systems; Improve On The US Experience In Iraq.
May 3, 2004... KUWAIT - The defence ministry here is sounding out private security companies in the West on the possibility of hiring their professional soldiers. The ministry will take a limited number of soldiers from each firm to test the system. Most of...

Indian & Pakistani Involvement.
May 3, 2004... Hundreds of Indian ex-servicemen, including retired officers up to the rank of divisional commanders, have been recruited by private security agencies for deployment in Iraq. According to an Indian press report on May 2, nearly 1,500 of them...

The Iraqi Mess Worsens.
May 3, 2004... The US television channel on April 28 broadcast graphic images of American mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib jail near Baghdad. On May 2 Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, denied new reports that cases...

Pakistan Under A Military Ruler Promising Democracy; The Implications For Musharraf.
May 10, 2004... *** High Oil Prices And Re-emerging Inflation In The US Have Moved To The Centre Of The American Presidential Race, With The Continuing Mess In Iraq Harming The Reputation Of Bush As A War Leader *** The Quick Rise Of China, Now Far Above...

The GCC Is At War With Internal Foes & Unemployment; The Implications For Investors.
May 17, 2004... *** Key Strategists Are Advising Bush To Get The US Forces Out Of Iraq ASAP And Let The UN Lead A New Int'l Security System To Help The Iraqis Govern Themselves *** It Is Time For Washington To Devise A New Initiative For The Greater...

The UN Role In Iraq; The Implications For World Peace:.
May 24, 2004... *** The UN Has Warned That Without Adequate Security Across Iraq, It Won't Be Able To Participate In The Elections; The US Insists It Won't Be In A Position To Guarantee What Is Required Unless It Is In Full Control Of Security *** With...

M.E. Democracy Appeals To Pro-US Masses Under Theocrats & To Anti-US Militants Elsewhere.
May 31, 2004... *** What Neo-cons May Not Have Warned Bush Or Americans In General Is That Likud's Real Objective Behind His GMEI Is To Divide The Greater ME Into Weak Statelets, Not Those That Should Emerge Around Israel But Also The Ones That Will Rise In...