APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East articles from June 2007

APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East archives from June 2007

The Challenges Of Terrorism - Part 22 - Iraq & US-Iran Talks.
June 4, 2007... US Ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker on May 28 met his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Kazemi-Qomi, for four hours. Previous attempts to hold direct talks had to be abandoned in the face of opposition from hardliners in Tehran and Washington. The...

Justice Vs Security/Stability.
June 4, 2007... But Tehran later charged four Iranian-US citizens with anti-state activities, prompting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to brand the move "a perversion of the rule of law". Ms Rice's charge had serious implications for both the Shi'ite...

The Backgroud & Perspective Of US-Iran Talks.
June 4, 2007... The May 28 Baghdad meeting took place after an attempt to bring together Ms Rice and Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki at a May 3-4 conference at Sharm el-Shaikh in Egypt failed. The only other meeting of the two countries was on the...

Enters Turkey Into The Regional Game.
June 4, 2007... Turkey has been massing troops with tanks on Iraq's northern border, with a message from Ankara that it is ready to attack PKK guerrillas as well as any elements of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) who backed them. The real message,...

Truce With Sunni Insurgents.
June 4, 2007... US military officers in Iraq are trying to negotiate truce with some Sunni insurgent groups. US Lt Gen Raymond Odierno, commander of MNF ground troops in Iraq, on May 31 said the US was responding to insurgent groups which had signalled an...

Focus On Neo-Salafis.
June 4, 2007... Every night in Iraq, US Special Operations forces carry out as many as a dozen raids aimed at Neo-Salafi leaders allied with al-Qaeda, other insurgent fighters and militia targets. Their after-action reports are the first thing Lt Gen. David...

The US Need Of Safer Trucks.
June 4, 2007... When it comes to safeguarding US troops against roadside bombs, the top killer in Iraq, the new must-have truck is an MRAP - a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle. It is a hulking machine, at 31,000 pounds, with a 'V'-shaped hull which...