APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from March 2007

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from March 2007

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 9 - Al-Qaeda Seeks A Final Base.
March 12, 2007... The Neo-Salafi organisation al-Qaeda, by far the most extremist among Sunni Muslim fanatics, is trying to establish its main base in Iraq. Iraq is the heart of the Arab world, which is the heart of the Muslim world; but it is the base of a Pax...

IARQ - Ultimatum.(Nouri Kamel al-Maliki's warns insurgents of crackdown)
March 12, 2007... PM Maliki on March 4 gave all Iraqi insurgents, including the Neo-Salafis, an ultimatum: either accept his peace offer, or face a crack-down the likes of which had not been seen before. In a reference to Sunni insurgents loyal to Saddam's...

Al-Qaeda Leadership.
March 12, 2007... Hidden in the harsh terrain of Pakistan's tribal lands near the Afghan border, al-Qaeda's senior leaders are said to be quietly rebuilding their terrorist network - including lines of command to cells in other countries. But the Christian...

The Pakistani/Afghan Background.(al-Qaeda regrouping)
March 12, 2007... Asia Times Online on March 3 said al-Qaeda was preparing to establish a new base in Iraq. It said this was to position al-Qaeda to attack Europe and force Western powers to cut their strategic alliances with the US, and to serve as a nerve...

US Policy Shifts.
March 12, 2007... As the US looks back at four years of failed efforts to pacify Iraq, more evidence is emerging of the dysfunctional state of the Bush administration's decision-making process in 2003 and how those unresolved failings continue to affect wider US...

Petraeus Sees Encouraging Signs.(David Petraeus, American commander in Iraq)
March 12, 2007... The top US commander in Iraq Lt Gen David Petraeus on March 8 told reporters the military surge would continue "well beyond the summer". He said there were "encouraging signs" the military escalation in Baghdad after the arrival of two of five...

Sadr City Officials See Bright Future.
March 12, 2007... The New York Times on March 8 quoted Raheem al-Darraji, one of two elected mayors of Sadr City, where the paper noted that scores of bodies had been dumped since last year, as saying: "We should have an amusement park" in that sprawling Shi'ite...

Bridges To Neighbouring States.
March 12, 2007... When a US bipartisan commission in December 2006 called for direct US talks with Iran and Syria, Baghdad was as disapproving of the idea as the White House. Fearful that neighbours would end up dictating Iraqi politics - yet needing these...

Israeli Armoured Vehicles In Iraq.(Golan armoured vehicles )
March 12, 2007... The Associated Press on March 6 quoted Amit Tzimer, spokesman for Israel's state-owned weapons maker Rafael, as saying that, in partnership with US manufacturer PVI, Rafael had signed up to deliver 60 of its new Golan vehicles to the US Marine...