Civil wars or proxy wars?

Fish · 12-05-06, 03:56 PM

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HL05Ak04.html

Civil wars or proxy wars?
By Spengler

Words often mean the opposite of what they appear to mean in the Middle East. When Jordan's King Abdullah demanded a speedy solution to the Israel-Palestine issue to quell the outbreak of multiple civil wars in the region, he meant the precise opposite: the Arab world has something more pressing on its mind than the plight of the Palestinians. The emergence of an Iranian threat to Saudi Arabia makes Palestine the odd man out. The Palestine problem has dropped to the bottom of the Arab priority list, and

August · 12-05-06, 05:51 PM

Darn interesting article.

bookworm_020 · 12-05-06, 10:10 PM

Very interesting!! Thanks for the link

12-05-06, 03:56 PM	#1
Fish Eternal Patrol Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,923 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Civil wars or proxy wars? http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HL05Ak04.html Civil wars or proxy wars? By Spengler Words often mean the opposite of what they appear to mean in the Middle East. When Jordan's King Abdullah demanded a speedy solution to the Israel-Palestine issue to quell the outbreak of multiple civil wars in the region, he meant the precise opposite: the Arab world has something more pressing on its mind than the plight of the Palestinians. The emergence of an Iranian threat to Saudi Arabia makes Palestine the odd man out. The Palestine problem has dropped to the bottom of the Arab priority list, and

12-05-06, 05:51 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,199 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Darn interesting article. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

12-05-06, 10:10 PM	#3
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Very interesting!! Thanks for the link __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"