Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:46:51 -0700 (MST)
From: thekoba 
Subject: [azsecularhumanists] [nebukhadhnasar@yahoo.com: Re: "Times" of London confirms parts of
To: azsecularhumanists@yahoogroups.com
Cc: proton@ruscable.ru, joel.olson@asu.edu
Reply-To: azsecularhumanists@yahoogroups.com




It seems Eric has found out why there were difficulties with the footnotes
of chapter two.  I had hope to continue the serialization of Alloush's
work, but until the third edition is ready, it will have to wait.  Being
expelled from Lebanon can interfere with one's research.  Eric has found
confirmation in the Times of London of a story he had translated from
as-Safir regarding increased American military presence in Jordan.  Dubya
is up to no good.

--Kevin

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    From: nebukhadhnasar@yahoo.com (Abdallah Tahhan)
    To: thekoba 
    Subject: Re: "Times" of London confirms parts of "as-Safir" story
    Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 07:10:23 -0700 (PDT)


    Dear Kevin,

    I don't know what happened with that London Times
    story; I thought I blocked and copied it.  Well, here
    goes again.

    I got an e-mail from Ibrahim Alloush who went to see
    his father, the author of the book on Marxism and the
    Jewish Question.  His father, he says, suffered two
    strokes in 1997 so he's partly paralized and can't
    work.  But he thinks pretty much ok.

    He told his son to tell me not to use the edition I've
    been using because at the time he wrote it he was
    being expelled from Lebanon and couldn't research and
    elaborate as he would have liked.  He did a third
    edition that was better.

    Ibrahim and I are trying to work out an alternative
    source for the later edition -- either he can
    photocopy and send it to me by mail; or I can request
    another edition by my school's interlibrary loan. 
    Ibrahim said a lot of my sentences seemed shorter than
    his in his Arabic edition and that is probably why. 
    So I'll try to get the better edition before I go on
    with it.

    Comradely,
    Eric



    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-3-352917,00.html

    July 11, 2002

    Jordan to let US troops use bases for war on Iraq
    By Richard Beeston, Diplomatic Editor and Rana Sabbagh
    in Amman

    JORDAN has agreed to allow US troops to use bases on
    its soil in preparation for a possible American
    military attack against Iraq. 
    That may be just the first step towards a deeper
    involvement for Jordan, which is not only one of
    Americas strongest Arab allies but also strategically
    located between Iraq and Israel. Comparisons are being
    made with Pakistan, which allowed US special forces to
    operate from its territory but denied their existence.


    King Abdullah has been assured by Washington that no
    action will be taken this year, but Administration
    officials have hinted heavily that an offensive could
    be launched early next year. 

    Despite stringent denials by the Jordanian authorities
    that US forces will be permitted to use their
    territory for future operations against Baghdad,
    Western diplomats have told The Times that King
    Abdullah has consented to a limited US presence
    involved in defensive and humanitarian operations. 

    Jordan wants to remain firmly on the fence in any
    conflict between America and Iraq, one diplomat said.
    But that is looking increasingly difficult. It has
    agreed to allow a US-manned radar station and American
    search and rescue teams to operate out of the country
    to pick up US pilots. 

    The Pentagon has reportedly planned a three-pronged
    attack on Iraq from Turkey in the north, Kuwait in the
    south and Jordan in the west. 

    Refurbishment of the Muwafaq Salti Air Force Base in
    Azraq, 40 miles northeast of the capital Amman, and
    the nearby Mafraq Air Force Base, has been going on
    for months. 

    The bases would be ideally situated for future special
    forces operations against Iraq to eliminate the threat
    from Scud missiles aimed at Israel. 

    King Abdullah, who is due to hold talks with President
    Bush this month, will have to balance strong
    anti-American feeling in his country against his vital
    links with the West. 

    The US is an important aid donor to Jordan, and
    Washingtons annual military and economic assistance
    is expected to increase by $100 million (64 million)
    to $325 million this year. 

    Diplomats said Washington recently approved the sale
    to Jordan of a state-of-the-art radar system capable
    of monitoring all Iraqi military moves. 

    But any imminent attack on Iraq could have
    catastrophic economic consequences for its smaller
    neighbour. Iraq was Jordans largest foreign trade
    partner last year, importing Jordanian goods worth
    about 500 million. 

    Resource-poor Jordan also receives its full daily
    needs of 90,000 barrels of Iraqi oil at preferential
    prices under a deal approved by the United Nations.


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