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...Arab leaders realize that their worst nightmare is about to happen. So after years of tolerating Saddam Hussein's aggression and terror, some of them are turning against him. With the Bush administration signaling its intention to fight a new Middle Eastern war, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal is revealing for the first time details of a Saudi proposal that could isolate Saddam, encourage his overthrow and thereby avert...
...aside if he refuses to go along. As the Saudis sees it, the shift in emphasis from threatening the stick of war to offering the carrot of protection stands a better chance of achieving a relatively bloodless transition of power in Baghdad that would win wider acceptance in the Arab world...
...concern that the collapse of central order in Iraq could trigger a civil blood bath as well as a regional conflict, perhaps drawing in neighbors like Turkey and Iran. The Saudi initiative is also intent on preventing any war from being a unilateral U.S. action that could inflame Arab nationalist passions and thereby undermine the domestic standing of America's Arab allies, including Saudi Arabia. "My god, the idea of an occupation of Baghdad by the armed forces of the United States is unimaginable," said Saud. "This is the capital of Harun al Rashid, who was negotiating with Charlemagne. This...
...where it is," says General Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. strategists are hoping that if defeat appears inevitable, Saddam's scientists will start talking and his generals will disobey his orders to launch unconventional weapons. But that's just a hope. A senior Arab diplomat predicts that if Saddam intends to use chemical or biological weapons, the U.S. won't be able to stop him. "It will be a dirty war," the diplomat says...
...drew the knife across Pearl's throat, two men who participated in Karim's interrogation tell TIME. Karim was detained in a Pakistani crackdown on militant groups last May, and he admitted he assisted in Pearl's abduction. During his interrogation, Karim confessed that he had helped three unknown Arabs carry out Pearl's murder. With Karim's aid, one Arab pinned the journalist to the floor while another wielded the weapon. The third videotaped the grisly act. The two officials who grilled Karim tell TIME that when the militant was asked to identify the Arabs from a stack...