APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from August 2006

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from August 2006

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 2 - Unity Efforts.
August 28, 2006... The US is intensifying efforts to preserve the unity of Iraq, while the Shi'ite theocracy of Iran is seen as a divisive force in this country and other parts of the Arab world. In a combination of diplomatic efforts and the use of American...

Sistani Tells Politicians To Focus On Improving Life.(Ayatullah Ali al-Sistani)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... In a rare statement, Iraq's most prominent Shi'ite religious leader, Grand Ayatullah Ali al-Sistani - who has a broad following of Shi'ites in Iran and other Middle East countries - has urged government ministers and members of the House of...

Abizaid Sees No Civil War.(John Abizaid)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... The US commander in the Middle East, Gen. John Abizaid, on Aug. 24 met in Baghdad with Gen. George Casey Jr., who commands US forces in Iraq. Speaking to reporters later, Abizaid said Iraq was not near a civil war. His remarks stood in...

Fuel Crisis.
August 28, 2006... In the chaos of a north Baghdad petrol station, where motorists who have waited for hours in 50[degrees]C heat jostle with women desperately trying to fill jerrycans for home generators, a nervous-looking man approaches a group of US troops...

Pilgrimage Deaths.
August 28, 2006... Rooftop snipers and mortar fire killed 20 people and wounded 300 others as they walked through religiously mixed neighbourhoods in Baghdad on Aug. 20 to commemorate the death of one of the holiest figures in Shi'ism. US and Iraqi officials had...

The Iran Challenge.
August 28, 2006... The biggest challenge for the US is Iran, which has emerged stronger from the Lebanon crisis by showing it is capable of wreaking havoc through Hizbullah and which is suspected of working on atomic bombs. George Perkovich, head of...