... Island sitting in the middle of the Persian Gulf, amidst all the turmoil, Bahrain has remained an oasis in the Gulf. Bahrain has a long history of being ruled by the Al-Khalifa regime. Possessing minimal oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining, and has transformed itself into an international banking center. Independence After more than 150 years of ... threats and helped the regime suppress its internal oppositions. For more than a century, but especially since discovery of oil, British might, including military force, was ready at hand to rescue Al- Khali...

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... parties and non-Arabs are accused of crimes and executed or deported. It was like a small version of the Holocaust. November 1969 President al-Bakr, Saddam's kinsman, appoints Saddam Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, RCC, and Vice-President. He controls the internal security and ... intelligence organs and is the driving force behind the regime. November 1968 Nasir al-Hani, former Foreign Minister and co-plotter of the 17 July 1968 coup is abducted from his home under the pretext that President Bakr ... in Liberation Square. August 8, 1969 Kurdish village of Dakan in...

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... Africa. On September 11, 2001 Americans were attacked on their own soil by terrorists. The terrorists, members of an Afghanistan based organization named al-Qaeda, and its' leader, Osama bin Laden, left President George W. Bush with a daunting and complicated decision of how to react. President ... times (military aggression from) the British and more recently the (invasion by the) Soviet Union." A military onslaught against the Taliban government and the al-Qaeda organization might insight the Muslim States, Islamic nations, countries, and organizations to join into the worldwide anti-Ch...

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... was appropriate in the wake of 9/11. He decided to take out the governments that were sponsoring terrorism and terrorist organizations. The Taliban, known sponsors of Al-Quada, were rooted out of Afghanistan. Saddam Hussein, a long known supporter of terrorists also became a target. The American message was: if you support attacks ... his actions and remove him from power. However, it must not be forgotten that Iraq has enjoyed close ties with terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda, and in recent years these groups have joined together with tyrants like Saddam Hussein to achieve a uni...

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... produced two lethal biological agents: Anthrax and botulinum toxin. They were able to weaponize both these agents. These weapons were developed in the Al-Hakum factory, which was blown up in the first Gulf War. Like the chemical agents, the Anthrax and the Toxin germinate in three ... and we never found any evidence of ongoing research and development or retention". (Pit 41) George Bush's assertion that linked the Saddam regime to Al-Queda terrorist is absurd. Saddam is a secular dictator. He has spent the last thirty years of his rule crushing Islamic Fundamentalists. The Iraqi ... als...

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... had been working with other Arab nations to expel Egypt for its diplomatic proposal in resolving the Israel/Arab question. The former president of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, nearly became the downfall of Hussein. If, at the time, a Syrian/Iraqi alliance were to be formed against Egypt then Assad and not ... Iran as the leading Persian Gulf state. Iraq and Iran had engaged in border clashes for many years and had revived the forgotten Shatt al Arab waterway dispute in 1979. Iraq claimed the 200-kilometer channel up to the Iranian shore as its territory while Iran insisted that the thalweg .....

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... situations in the future. There is also factual proof showing he has supported these organizations in the past and harbored terrorists in the present. Senior members of Iraqi intelligence and al Qaeda have met at least eight times since the early 1990s. Iraq has sent bomb making and document forgery experts to work with ... al Qaeda. Iraq has also provided al Qaeda with chemical and biological weapons training. Furthermore, an al Qaeda operative was sent to Iraq several times in the late 1990s for help in acquiring poisons and gases (Defense link). Abdul Rahman Yasin ... ...

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... weapons of mass destruction, but their use in terrorism. Iraq has a history of terrorism, but presently the nexus between Iraq and al-Qaida is threatening. Iraq is harboring a terrorist network headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Usama bin Laden. After al-Qaida was run out of Afghanistan, the terrorist group took refuge in Baghdad. They have been there for eight months operating ... ...

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Each of the candidates for President and Vice-President has specific experience and numerous accomplishments that aid in decision-making for voters. Al Gore graduated with honors from Harvard University in 1969. Later in that year, he voluntarily enlisted in the United States Army to go to Vietnam as a military journalist. In May ... president, winning more than three million votes in 1988 presidential campaign. In 1992, he became one of ten US Senators to support the Persian Gulf War. In November of 1992, Al Gore wa elected as the 45th Vice-President of the United States. In 1993, Gore cast...

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... . The groom's father is now the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden. He is known for several attacks on the world all over. He is the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network. The attack on the USS Cole, the bombings of two American embassies in Africa, these were workings of bin Laden and the ... al Queda network. ("The CEO of Terror Inc.", U.S.News). How the World Was Before THe " Wars" Came About The U.S. was straying far from God. In my opinion, this happened so we ... is a grasping target for U.S. intelligence. The CIA has been trying to understand how the group matured into ...

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... , the resulting forms of, say, art, end up reflecting really wacky aesthetics. Look at the whacked-out infusion Japanese culture had on everything from high fashion to Duran Duran music videos in the 1980s for such an example. Popular culture and its natural process of development can be and is affected by virtually everything from other cultures (the recent Latin influence ... ...

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... -fire was declared with the Kurds in 1964, and later in March of 1975. The Baathe party was reestablished under the ruling of Al-Bakr. After massacring the Kurds one last time, Saddam Hussein declared himself as ruler when Al-Bakr resigned. Less than a year later on September of 1980, he proclaimed war on numerous neighboring nations. He began with invading Iran ... ...

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... 1991 Gulf War that, in part, prompted Osama bin Laden to call for a jihad--or holy war--against the United States. These most extreme groups, such as Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network, view America as the infidel power that is spreading its evil culture around the world. To these extremists America is the Great Satan that pollutes the world with ... these Islamic radical groups, America is also seen as the long-time friend of the hated Israel. To these radicals, it is crucial that Americans be driven out of "Dar al-Islam"--the lands of Islam. Some observers also cite U.S. arrogance and...

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... American attack on Iraq would likely only further turn many Middle-Eastern nations against the United States. Furthermore, there is no evidence, available to the public, that links Iraq to Al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations, neither is Iraq a military threat to neighboring countries. Also there is no undeniable evidence that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction. U.S. officials have admitted ... moment, the United States is already engaged in another war, the War against Terrorism. By launching a war in the Persian Gulf, the attention and resources from the military camp...

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... of democracies attempting to create peace. Chan and Safran state that the Bush administration invaded Iraq because there was skepticism of whether the government of Baghdad had weapons and supported Al Qaeda's terrorist network (137). A country's citizens can have a lot of support for their country especially when their country gets involved in foreign conflicts. Chan and Safran state that the popularity ... ...

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... walls, and monster outdoor portraits."" Any opposition to his political views was irraticated. For example, membership in the opposition party ShiaDawa was punishable by death. One of its leaders, IyatollahBaqr al-Sadr, was executed, along with members of his family, by orders from Saddam Hussein. There is significant evidence indicating that Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran during their 8-year war ... ...

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... 's fortunes began to shift in the 1970's as rising demand for oil began to overtake production. While the demand was rising from consumers so was the oil producers' demand. Muammar al-Qaddafi, after seizing power in military coup in Libya, demanded and received a 20 percent increase in royalties. This move triggered a series of new demands that ratcheted up oil prices and ... ...

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... the leading Arab political and military power and as the dominant power in the Middle East Gulf region. The Ira qi leadership also retains its territorial desire of the Shatt al Arab waterway and Kuwait. UN Security Council Resolution 687 calls for Iraq to eliminate all of its weapons and missiles of mass destruction and forbids it from developing, producing or ... ...

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... . It is important to note that there is no hard evidence that a second strike is planned. Have they caught any accomplices? Maybe hours after the attacks, authorities picked up Dr. Al-Hazmi. But he didn't show up for work on Sept. 11 at a military hospital on Lackland Air Force Base. Sources close to the investigation say his credit card was used ... ...

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... . Baghdad is convinced Israel has nuclear and chemical weapons which would be used against Iraq."( www.fas.org , nuclear threats during golf war) Saddam's son in law Husayn Kamil Hasan al Majid was the pre eminent military industries official and a player in Iraq's effort for weapons of mass destruction, he said "Iraqi command became convinced that the United States would use ... ...

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... in Iraq. He's been a my-way-or-the-highway sort of guy who does seem to appreciate policy nuances. Prior to September 11, he ridiculed at nation building. After the al Qaeda attack, he had to pay it heed, but he failed to embrace it fully in Afghanistan. After abandoning the United Nations Security Council, Bush has to court allies and ... ...

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... crashing in Pennsylvania. The tragic events caused the U.S. to begin a serious and drastic campaign against global terrorism. While this ultimately began with the 9/11 culprits "the Afghanistan Taliban and Al Qada network "Hammill notes when addressing the deconstruction of the Taliban that "Iraq, far from being a departure from the war on terrorism, was actually an extension of it."" (p.328 ... ...

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... political extremism and could lead to new suicide bombings against the United States and Israel. Attacking Iraq could undermine the international cooperation needed to prosecute and block the funding of Al Qaeda and other terrorist networks. Washington might win the battle against Iraq but lose the war against terrorism. An unprovoked attack against Iraq would set a dangerous precedent of pre-emptive ... ...

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... at the Persian Gulf War plus its aftermath and Saddam Hussein himself in order to see why we must go to war with Iraq. Saddam Hussein was born 1937 in Al-jawa, a village in north-central Iraq (). He was raised by his widowed mother and other relatives. After moving to Baghdad in 1955, he joined the Baath Party, which opposed Iraq ... ...

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... Iraq (Church 46). Saddam's family is corrupt, and their power is huge. They can do anything, and this scares many people. One of Hussein's top men, Lieutenant-General Hussein Kamel al-Majid, has recently defected from Iraq. He is willing to speak out against Saddam. He was the head of Iraqi weapons, and he feared that if he became too powerful ... ...

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