Word: arabize
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...tyrant who brutalizes his own people. But in a smackdown between the Iraqi dictator and the American president, there's no doubt who they would like to see biting the dust. For the two Jordanian women, both 22, backing Saddam is neither a matter of Arab nationalism nor faith. "When you see one man stand up to the greatest power on Earth," says Sonia, matter-of-factly, "how can you not support the underdog...
...would be no surprise to hear such sentiments from enraged street protestors, about to torch an American flag. On the 'Arab street,' the Iraqi dictator has always been able to count on the support of the lumpen element - the ill-informed, reflexively anti-Israel and anti-American mob that sees in Saddam something akin to a working class hero, his very survival a slap in the face of the hated United States...
...divulge more details, but they say the fingerprinting matches validate the Justice Department's beefed-up program to screen foreigners, the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System. Those efforts include not only more scrutiny at the border but also the internal "call-ins" of men from predominantly Arab and Muslim countries, which have drawn protests from civil-rights groups. Last week marked the second of three deadlines for men from 20 countries to report to INS offices, where they are questioned, photographed and fingerprinted...
...most of the "repayments" came from businesses controlled by or close to the Saudi government and were solicited by Adel al-Jubeir, foreign-policy adviser to the Crown Prince and architect of the Saudi p.r. offensive. A Saudi embassy spokesman added that some of the funding came from three Arab-American interest groups. But officials of two of these groups said they had given nothing to the ad campaign, and the third group could not be reached...
...Despite Saddam's success in averting a number of previous coup attempts, proponents of the Saudi plan believe things will be different when the signal is sent to Iraqi generals that the time to act is truly now or never. "What makes them collect around him?" asks an Arab diplomat. "They feel that their fate is tied with his. You'd be surprised how quickly Iraqi loyalties can change." The same holds true, it seems, for the fidelities of Saddam's fellow Arab leaders...