APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy articles from November 2004

APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy archives from November 2004

IRAQ - Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 6E - Preparing For Elections.
November 1, 2004... The US is to keep its forces "out of immediate sight" in several areas of Iraq during parliamentary elections scheduled for Jan. 31. Until then, the US is to enable the interim government of Iyad Allawi to control as much of Iraq as possible,...

IRAQ - The Chalabi Scenario For The Shiites.
November 1, 2004... The following are extracts from an article by Bartle Breese Bull published on Oct. 16 by The New York Times (NYT) - with underlining and bracketed explanations or additions by APS: "...Sadr's headquarters in Najaf is in a tiny alley next to the...

IRAQ - The Hyderabad Connection.
November 1, 2004... Hyderabad in south India was ruled by the Golconda Shiite state, as part of the Safawite Shiite empire, in the 1500s and 1600s. That part of India still has an old Shiite community headed by a group of grand ayatollahs who are deeply respected...

IRAQ - The Neo-Baathists & US Electioneering.
November 1, 2004... Critics say that, if Allawi is a neo-Baathist, he may have a reason to weaken Bush's chances of getting re-elected on Nov. 2. The rival candidate, John Kerry, has given Baghdadis a perception that as president he could end the US presence in...