Pakistan Briefly Blocks 2 News Channels Oct 11, 2009
Didn't we pull their **** out of the wringer when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. Aren't Al Qaeda and the Taliban supporting terrorism in their fuedal kingdom or are they really all relatives supporting human oppression represented by the Al-Wahh. (CBS News)
Michael Moore's latest movie questions capitalism, Congress Oct 10, 2009
Gator wrote on Oct 9, 2009 2:41 PM:" Funny you should ask, someone is getting it, Guess who?? The Old friends of the Bush Family, the Kuwaitis. They P/O Sadam the first time stealing his oil by slant drilling under the Iraqi border. This time we or who everare pumping it full tilt into Kuwait. I guess one could say follow the money.Does that make all the blood spilled worth itI say Hell noBy the wayYou get caught slant drilling in nTexas someone will shoot your sorry A**as long as were on... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Syria, Saudi Arabia plot peace path Oct 8, 2009
They hammered out an end to the Lebanese civil war in Taif in 1989, and joined forces to eject Saddam from Kuwait in 1991. With such a history on the shoulders of Riyadh and Damascus, it is no wonder that they are insisting that Syrian-Saudi relations cannot - or should not - be seen from the narrow prism of Lebanese politics. (Asia Times Online)
Legislators in uniform Oct 5, 2009
K. Mark Takai, a 42-year-old Army Guard major who returned last month from a deployment as base operations officer at Camp Patriot in Kuwait ... K. Mark Takai posed with children in Kuwait in May while on deployment. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Analysis: New Iran charge boosts sanctions move Sep 26, 2009
"They have turned down negotiations or resisted them for the past three years. "Now that they are going to start talks with the U.S., I think we should expect Iran is going to be extraordinarily difficult in these negotiations and that there is a very good prospect that they will not succeed," he said. In Burns' view, making the attempt at bargaining strengthens Obama's hand in the event the talks fail and he resorts to seeking tougher sanctions. Even the sanctions path would be an uncertain... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
How Bill Clinton Gave Us George W. Bush Sep 25, 2009
Ironically, O Neill seems to applaud the decisions to intervene on the side of the Croatians and the Bosnian Muslims against the Serbs as well as to force Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait in the first Gulf War and criticizes the Clinton administration for failing to send U.S. troops to bring an end to the civil war in Rwanda. But without a reassessment of America s strategic role in the world and a shift to a more selective form of intervention, the old Cold War-era paradigm with its emphasis on... (The American Conservative)
Palin talks about US-China relations in speech in Asia Sep 25, 2009
She only received her first passport in 2007, to visit Alaska National Guard members serving in Kuwait and Germany. Wednesday's speech marked her first trip to Asia, and she used the occasion to discuss China's relationship with the U.S.. (Juneau Empire)
Palin Takes "Main Street" to Hong Kong Sep 24, 2009
Palin received her first passport in 2007, to visit Alaska National Guard members serving in Kuwait and Germany. Since leaving office, Palin has vanished from public view, ducking mainstream news outlets and communicating with supporters largely via her popular Facebook page. (CBS News)
Desert prison Sep 22, 2009
Since the invasion in 2003, US forces have detained more than 100,000 people, most of them at Camp Bucca, far out in the desert near the Iraqi border with Kuwait. It was officially known as a "Tif" - Theater Internment Facility. (BBC News -- Americas)
Why the US is afraid of 'Afghanization' Sep 12, 2009
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Sep 10, '09). (Asia Times Online)
Can you 'nationalize' football? Bolivia's President wants to Sep 12, 2009
FIFA has also been in conflict with countries like Iraq, Kuwait, Poland and Spain. FIFA says it has "increasingly noticed that the affairs of member associations are being influenced by third parties.". (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The nations daddy speaks to children Sep 9, 2009
A veteran of the first Gulf War who was captured in Kuwait in 1990 and spent nearly five months as an Iraqi hostage being arrested the night after his release for not paying child support while he was a hostage. A Texas man wrongly accused in 1980 of murder. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
American commander: US on the road out of Iraq Sep 7, 2009
Convoys carrying everything from armored trucks to radios have been rolling near daily through southern Iraq to Kuwait and the western desert to Jordan since President Barack Obama announced the deadline to remove combat troops, leaving up to 50,000 troops under a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement until the end of 2011 ... Under the plan, much of that equipment would go by ground to Kuwait, 330 miles (530 kilometers) south of Baghdad, and to Jordan's Aqaba port, more than 500 miles (800 kilometers)... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Improved Taliban Tactics Surprise U.S. Sep 3, 2009
Washington Post: A Much More Potent Adversary Has Found Gaps in the U.S. Military Playbook. Lance Cpl. Stephen Peters, of Warwick, N.Y., uses his scope to monitor a spot inside the village bazaar where Taliban insurgents fired a rocket propelled grenade and several AK-47 rounds at him and other Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 2nd MEB, 3rd MEF, while on watch on top of the command outpost in the village of Dahaneh, Aug. 24, 2009, in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. (CBS News -- Politics)
Hell hasn't broken out in Iraq Sep 3, 2009
In any case, I believe the U.S. really is pulling out, and that beginning shortly after the parliamentary elections next winter we will see very substantial troop movements out of the country coming down through Kuwait. Moving troops, by the way, is fairly easy and straightforward; it is heavy equipment that poses the challenge. (Salon)
Ex-governor's first commercial speech will be in Asia Sep 1, 2009
She received her first passport in 2007 to visit Alaska National Guard members serving in Kuwait and Germany. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
The U.S. needs Iran and Russia Sep 1, 2009
Much of the materiel is being put on trucks and taken south through Mahdi army and Badr Corps (Shiite militia) territory to Kuwait in the south ... As for the southern route, the major forces that can convince the armed Shiites to let the U.S. leave in peace via Kuwait are the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, which has been positioning the new Iraqi army in the south and cultivating tribal levies there, and the Iranian government of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud... (Salon)
Iraq pullout speeds up Aug 31, 2009
Under the plan, much of that equipment would go by ground to Kuwait, 330 miles south of Baghdad, and to Jordan's Aqaba port, more than 500 miles southwest of Baghdad, where it would either be shipped back to the states or sent to troops in Afghanistan, Brown said. Some will likely go through Turkey as well. (USA Today)
Mullen: Afghanistan "Serious and Deteriorating" Aug 24, 2009
Mullen: Afghanistan "Deterioriating" - CBS News. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2009. (CBS News)
Karzai Favored Due to Low Expectations Aug 20, 2009
BATI KOT, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2009. Washington Post: Despite Poor Record, Many Afghans Feel There Are No Alternatives to Incumbent in Presidential Vote. (CBS News)
A fog swirls in the Hindu Kush Aug 18, 2009
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Copyright 2009 Asia Times Online (Holdings) Ltd. All rights reserved. (Asia Times Online)
Iraqi doctors dismiss claims that Jessica Lynch was raped in hospital Aug 17, 2009
A fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said ... The fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait that killed 41 women and children consumed the structure in an intense blaze lasting just three minutes, the head of the country's fire brigade said today. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Kuwait protest for women's rights Aug 16, 2009
Kuwait hastens women's vote bill ... Kuwait's parliament has agreed to speed up moves towards a law to grant women the same political rights as men ... The writing is on the wall and Kuwaitis know this. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Read the story Aug 16, 2009
Toolmaker, you are wright about the fuel, we "USA" charge this fuel bill to the DOD, in turn, the DOD g 00004000 ets credit from Kuwait and the UE. This was part of the deal that Chaney made them to pay to help in killing Saddam. Also, while in Kuwait, all USA Military personal eats free. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Aug 16, 2009
Dozens die in Kuwait wedding fire. Ransom demand' for missing ship. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Afghan women strive to be heard Aug 16, 2009
Page last updated at 10:04 GMT, Thursday, 13 August 2009 11:04 UK. By Zarghuna Kargar BBC Persian and Pahsto. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Progress on political rights for Kuwaiti women Aug 16, 2009
V FOR VICTORY: In Kuwait City, some women expressed their feelings at getting the right to vote ... On May 16, the Kuwaiti parliament voted to give women the right to vote and run for office ... On May 16, the Kuwaiti National Assembly voted 35-23 to give women the right to vote and run for parliament. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Cheney: Even George W. failed him Aug 15, 2009
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher famously told then-President George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly in his determination to dislodge Saddam Hussein s troops after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. Now Bush s son, George W. Bush, is being accused by his former vice president, Dick Cheney, of having gone wobbly in his second term. (Boston Globe)
Who is controlling whom? Aug 13, 2009
" And it would be a miracle since Bush and company decided to invade Iraq early on. The real reason for that motivation is still unknown but may have been just because Saddam insulted Bush's daddy by trying to organize an assassination of the ex-president when he was in Kuwait. The intelligence reports at the time didn't show WMDs. It was all just something invented to justify the invasion. (Remember the memo among the leaders in GB that intelligence was going to be "fixed" around the policy?)... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Read 'Cost of Freedom' recap Aug 11, 2009
We took one of these planes and we went to Kuwait. That was started when Dennis Hastert was speaker, not Nancy Pelosi and it was done for security reasons. (Fox News)
Nouri al-Maliki Aug 8, 2009
Iraq's PM urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to cancel all sanctions and resolutions adopted after Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. President Barack Obama says that despite continuing violence in Iraq, the US is on schedule to remove all troops by the end of 2011. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Odierno Disputes Memo Urging Early Pullout Aug 5, 2009
Meanwhile, delayed an agreement to extend Britain's security and training role in the country beyond the end of July, prompting the U.K. to withdraw its remaining troops to Kuwait. MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News -- World)
Gates: Iraq Withdrawal Could Speed Up Jul 30, 2009
whispering "peace please' in the face of armed brutal regimes. by jgg00000008 July 29, 2009 12:01 PM EDT Saddam was a bad guy. The world is a better place without him. After 9/11 we needed a toe-hold in the middle east as we knew that was the motherland of the enemy that attacked us. We couldn't attack saudi arabia. Do we trust them? No. But we couldn't attack them. Any of the other countries we could attack? Nope. Iraq had defied the UN. Iraq had surrendered it's sovereignity when Saddam... (CBS News -- World)
Newsweek: Power struggle brews inside Fatah Jul 24, 2009
Qaddumi, the most senior Fatah leader still in exile, is the only surviving member of the five-man team that founded the group in Kuwait in 1959. At his press conference last Tuesday, he produced a transcript he claims to have obtained from Arafat before his death in 2004. (MSNBC -- International)
What al-Maliki (and Iraq) Still Need from Obama Jul 23, 2009
Most urgently, al-Maliki would like the Obama Administration to lean on Kuwait to let Iraq off the hook on reparations owed since the 1991 Gulf War ... Under long-standing U.N. resolutions, Baghdad sets aside 5% of its oil revenues (about $100 million a month) as reparations, and most of this money goes to Kuwait ... The Kuwaitis have lobbied hard to keep the resolution in place, to the chagrin of Iraqis, who feel they should no longer be paying for Saddam's crimes. (Time.com)
Give-and-take looms over al-Maliki's visit Jul 23, 2009
No love lost'Iraqis use that term a reference to a U.N. Charter provision giving nations the right to intervene in another country, and in Iraq's case giving international approval to the now-defunct coalition occupation force that followed the overthrow of Saddam Hussein to refer to ongoing U.N. resolutions that, among other things, mandate reparations to Kuwait from Hussein's 1990 invasion of Iraq's neighbor. Five percent of Iraqi oil income down from 30 percent immediately after... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Hill tries to offer honesty to Iraq Jul 22, 2009
Reparations to Kuwait ... Iraq is hoping to reduce the amount of reparations it must pay to Kuwait, the penalty the United Nations levied against Saddam Hussein's regime for the 1990 invasion of its southern neighbor ... As part of a long-term security arrangement that went into effect on Jan. 1, the U.S. pledged to work to improve relations between Iraq and Kuwait and help the two countries reach a settlement on the remaining war reparations. (USA Today)
Nixon met with troops in Iraq, Kuwait Jul 21, 2009
The Defense agency's policies prevented Nixon from saying how long he would be gone or where he was going next -- only that he already had visited several bases in Iraq and Kuwait. "I'm extremely proud of the Missourians who are here on behalf of our country, bringing democracy and stability to this area," Nixon said during a quickly arranged telephone conference call from Kuwait. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Click to read:Cheney Linked to Concealing CIA Project Jul 12, 2009
", couldn't you say the exact same thing about Hitler? After all, people in Britain said about him, "at least he got the trains to run on time". The "ends" never justify the "means". by stuart2020 July 11, 2009 8:48 PM PDT 00004000 I could but I was'nt talking about Hitler. I was talking about Obama. Don't understand the connection you are making between Hitler, Obama and what I posted. by South-of-Heaven July 11, 2009 4:25 PM PDT mccain08nc, too bad the Constitution doesnt mention pulling out.... (CBS News)
A soldier's duty Jul 10, 2009
Joe wrote on Jul 6, 2009 11:54 AM:" Bill, you are calling others smug? Wow.Let's see, Obama is siding with the U.K., UN, Germany, France, Italy.... Just about everyone in the world agrees what has happened in Honduras is a coup, everybody but you and other right-wingers in this country.Also, Honduras has crowds protesting on both sides of this issue. It's just that the new government there has tried to black that out.Furthermore, I love our freedoms, which is why I was so appalled at the actions... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Burying A Child One Bone At A Time Jul 10, 2009
The agency also carries o 00004000 ut work in Chile, Iraq, Colombia, Norway, Kuwait, and the Philippines. It helped identify victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the remains of those who died in the 2004 Asian tsunami. (CBS News -- World)
Where rich countries are buying farmland Jul 9, 2009
In fact, Sudan is a particular target country, with Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar all pursuing deals there. A mooted Qatari deal in Kenya has prompted criticism from land rights activists there. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Our own view of China Jul 9, 2009
Tens of thousands of inoccents killed " ... maybe tin pot third world dictators should quit trying to take over the world, the middle East, Europe, South America, etc. Then the world would be more peaceful. North Korea, who's citizens are starving to death, but have socialized healthcare, insists on building major weapons instead of fixing its socialist economy. Why start trouble. Hussein invaded Kuwait and threatened to keep going. " ... " Stana wrote on Jul 8, 2009 8:14 PM:" Yeah that was the... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Iraqs rebuff of U.S. has element of posturing Jul 8, 2009
Iraq, for example, is dependent on Washington to help lift U.N. sanctions dating to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Saddam s army. Lifting of sanctions could save the Iraqis billions of dollars in war compensations and fully restore sovereignty. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Insecurity tempers lure of Iraq's oil fields Jul 8, 2009
The Rumaila field also straddles the Iraq-Kuwait border. Iraqi officials say they expect to be able to come to a unitization agreement with Kuwait, in which experts determine how much share of production belongs to each country ... Saddam Hussein used the pretext of Kuwait taking more than its share of oil from the Rumaila field as one of his justifications for invading the neighboring emirate in 1990. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Letters Jul 5, 2009
"More than the nuclear issue, what the conservative oil sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf fear is Iran's brand of Islamist democracy that has mobilized masses of Iranians. The long-demobilized and politically docile populations in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates) could use Iran as a reference society and question the legitimacy of their archaic and tribal political systems that are perpetuated by the US for the... (Asia Times Online)
South Asia Jul 5, 2009
Al-Qaeda planned and financed the mission because its key sanctuaries in the border areas with Afghanistan have been "violated'. - Syed Saleem Shahzad (May 28,'09) INTERVIEW General David Petraeus, the commander of United States Central Command, addresses head-on a wide range of sensitive issues, from "enhanced interrogation techniques" to Afghan civilian casualties. Some of his comments, though, contradict earlier reports, such as his thoughts on US troop withdrawal from Iraq. (May 27,'09) The... (Asia Times Online)
Fourth of July Jul 5, 2009
Perhaps the biggest event that has stirred a yearning to celebrate in Gillette is the Wyoming National Guard 115th Fires Brigades arrival in Kuwait this week ... He knows the Guard in Kuwait wouldnt be celebrating much this Independence Day ... Anna Gillespies husband, Jonathan, is stationed in Kuwait. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Another surprise Jul 4, 2009
She had travelled little overseas, having made trips to Canada and to Kuwait and Germany, where she visited US troops. Gaffe-filled interviews were seized on by critics as reasons why she was not up to the job. (BBC News)
Obituary: Saddam Hussein Jul 3, 2009
In August 1990, he accused Kuwait of driving the price of oil down, invaded and annexed the emirate. 1991: Kuwait's oilfields ablaze ... Operation Desert Storm, the subsequent ground assault in January 1991 to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait left thousands of Iraqi soldiers dead, wounded or captured. (BBC News -- Africa)
Iraqis celebrate US troops' pullback Jul 1, 2009
" Mr. Dabbagh was referencing what is seen here as a humiliating cease-fire agreement imposed by the US after the Gulf war, in which Iraq surrendered sovereignty over its air space and its border with Kuwait. It was signed in Safwan, near the Kuwaiti border. Powersharing and stability Beyond basic security, Iraqi leaders are looking ahead to the complex problems of powersharing and the other elements of sustained stability. "If I were to compare where we were today to where we were four, five... (Christian Science Monitor)
Turmoil in Iran stifling Obama's outreach Jul 1, 2009
Bush also led the coalition that drove troops from Iraq, Iran's great rival, from Kuwait in 1991. AP. (USA Today)
Can Gitmo's terrorists be rehabilitated? Jun 30, 2009
He spent four years at Guantnamo and was then released and repatriated to Kuwait. Acquitted by a criminal court, he then traveled to Iraq, where he drove an explosives-packed truck into an Iraqi Army base in 2008, killing 13 Iraqi soldiers and himself. (Christian Science Monitor)
Middle East and North Africa Businesswomen's Network Elects Officers, Prepares for Growth Jun 30, 2009
The eleven Founding Members of the Network are: Association des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises du Maroc (AFEM), Bahrain Businesswomen's Society, Business Women Forum - Palestine, Dubai Business Women's Council, Kuwait Economic Society, Lebanese League for Women in Business, Business & Professional Women Association - Amman, Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises (CNFCE), Qatari Business Women Forum, Association for Women's Total Advancement and Development (AWTAD - Egypt), and the... (PR Newswire)
Kevin McClintock: Target Iran Iraq insurgency serves as inspiration for future Arab conflict Jun 27, 2009
The U.S. currently fields 138,000 troops in Iraq, another 20,000 in Kuwait and now more than 40,500 in Afghanistan. Attack prongs would initiate west from Iraq and east from Afghanistan, with air elements launched from Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and new bases recently built in the former Soviet nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. (Medfield Press, MA)
'Color' revolution fizzles in Iran Jun 23, 2009
" At the end of it all, the international community can only heave a sigh of relief that while this complex and extremely confusing political drama unfolded, George W Bush was no more in the White House in Washington. United States President Barack Obama could grasp the subtleties of the situation and adopted a well-thought-out, measured policy and broadly stuck to it despite apparent pressure from conservatives. His remarks have not even remotely called into question Ahmadinejad's locus... (Asia Times Online)
Death Toll In Iran Clashes At Least 17 Jun 22, 2009
But that won't stifle the opposition networks, said Sami Al Faraj, president of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies ... 1989 1) Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait and George HW Bush sleeps right thru it only waking up when he discovers Hussein is sitting on all that oil. (CBS News -- World)
Police battle Tehran protesters Jun 22, 2009
But that won t stifle the opposition networks, said Sami Al Faraj, president of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies. They can resort to whispering. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Notes From the Liberal Front Jun 21, 2009
Even if youre a liberal, doesnt it seem peculiar that during his speech in Egypt, he didnt take a moment to mention how much blood and national treasure America has spent -- and, I would suggest, wasted -- defending Muslims in Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan. But, then, we mustnt forget that this is the same chap who went to France and took the opportunity to apologize for Americas arrogance without once mentioning the number of American G.I.s who died making sure... (Townhall.com)
* Government issues travel advisory for Iran after protests Jun 19, 2009
Iran is Taiwans third-largest oil supplier, after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Also See: This story has been viewed 357 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Arabic bloggers Jun 19, 2009
The study also singled out Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Syria as having sizable blogging clusters. Within a given country, the make-up of the blogging cluster turned out to be quite varied. (BBC News -- Technology)
Arabs largely silent on Iran election, unrest Jun 18, 2009
Lebanon and Kuwait which both held parliament elections that saw unexpected results recently are among the few exceptions. "Even though they are run by an authoritarian regime, (Iran) still allows for a good amount of liberalism and freedom," said Gamal Fahmy, a prominent Egyptian secular reform activist. (MSNBC -- International)
Irans Charade Was Not an "Election" Jun 16, 2009
In neighboring Kuwait last month, the Islamist forces did poorly, and four womenincluding the striking figure of , who refuses to wear any headgearwere elected to the 50-member parliament. Most important of all, perhaps, Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah was convincingly and unexpectedly defeated last week in Lebanon after an open and vigorous election, the results of which were not challenged by any party. (Slate)
Madness, Madness... Jun 16, 2009
That's why Bill ry Clinton, Tony Blair, Valamir Putin, U.N. the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, U.A.E. all stated Saddam was a threat to world peace ... That's why Bill ry Clinton, Tony Blair, Valamir Putin, U.N. the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, U.A.E. all stated Saddam was a threat to world peace. (Townhall.com)
Letter: Questions about the direction this country is heading Jun 16, 2009
"It was on his mind. He said to me: 'One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief.' And he said, 'My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it.' He said, 'If I have a chance to invade.if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I'm going to get everything passed that I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.". In other words, the little twit wanted to be a... (Montana Standard, MT)
