>>I forget who wrote the article, and who posted it, but can you or anyone repost, or send me articles on how the U.S. is fanning flames of Civil War in Iraq? Please!! Thank you!!! [the more the better!!!!]I need it!!!!!
Lil Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED]<< Reply Don't know if this helps but our own Henry C.K., has a pretty good overview of US-Iraq relations in the Asia Times. <<<In 1990, Egypt was the most indebted country in Africa. Secretary of state James Baker bribed president Hosni Mubarak with $14 billion in "debt forgiveness" in exchange for Egypt withholding opposition to the pending war on Iraq. Washington gave President Hafez al-Assad the green light to wipe out all opposition to Syrian rule in Lebanon, plus a billion dollars' worth of arms. Iran was bribed with a US promise to drop its opposition to World Bank loans. Bribing the Soviet Union was especially urgent, as Moscow was close to pulling off a deal that would allow Saddam to extricate himself from Kuwait peacefully. However, with its wrecked economy, the Soviet Union was easy prey. Bush sent the Saudi foreign minister to Moscow to offer a billion dollars before the Russian winter set in to compensate for Soviet investment in Iraq. Mikhail Gorbachev, with life-threatening political problems of his own at home, quickly agreed to the war resolution, and another $3 billion from other Gulf oil states was wired to the Soviet government to secure outstanding Iraqi debts to the USSR. full: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FI17Ak01.html Middle East The burden of being a superpower By Henry C K Liu >>>> _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
