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8/25/2002 (19:32) |
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U.S. Will Understand If Israel Retaliates Against Iraq
The Pentagon will for the first time begin funding covert operations by Iraqi opposition groups, London's Sunday Times reported. In addition, Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has suggested that the administration would not have a problem if Israel attacks Iraq in response to an Iraqi strike against Israeli targets. 'It's understood,' Myers said, without elaborating. 'We understand the point.' (FOX News)
· U.S. Companies Slash Imports of Iraqi Oil
U.S. imports of Iraqi crude have fallen from about 1 million barrels a day five months ago to between 100,000 and 200,000 barrels a day, according to U.N. expert Michel Tellings. 'If you think that within the next eight months this significant source of crude oil may suddenly be out of reach, you will want to develop alternative sources,' said James Placke, a former U.S. diplomat and specialist on the Iraqi oil industry. (Washington Post)
· Guile, Gas and Germs: Syria's Ultimate Weapons - Danny Shoham
Syria today is a prominent member of the chemical and biological weapons (CBW) club, spending between $1 billion and $2 billion annually on its ballistic and CB capabilities, an enormous share of the Syrian military budget. Syria provides a textbook case of how a small but determined state can operate beneath the radar of international scrutiny, to build a formidable array of non-conventional capabilities under ostensibly scientific cover. (Middle East Quarterly)
· Yes, the Iraqi Dictator has Weapons of Mass Destruction - Stephen F. Hayes
'We don't know how good his means of delivery are. But we know he's got the weapons of mass destruction,' said an administration source. A succession of Iraqi defectors have confirmed Saddam's continuation of his WMD programs. Last fall, an Iraqi civil engineer told U.S. intelligence officials that he had worked at nearly two dozen of Saddam's biological and chemical weapons facilities. (Weekly Standard)
· In an Israeli Hospital, Signs of Hardship, Hope, and Horror ? Larry Miller
In Hadassah hospital, I couldn't help but notice the many Arab families and children. 'Oh, yes, we treat everyone,' a doctor told me. 'It's not easy, I admit. And it gets hard when they cheer when the bodies are brought in.' I looked at her. What did you say? She sighed. 'Yes, it gets hard when they cheer.' (Weekly Standard)
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