This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Calder Pickett on Tyrants and Alliances in the Persian Gulf
Calder Pickett reflects on how Western powers have allied with dictators across Asia Africa and the Middle East, comparing Saddam Hussein to past tyrants and questioning double standards in foreign policy. He recalls wartime stereotypes and warns about shifting villains and the influence of oil politics as potential war looms. Commentary by Calder Pickett appears each Monday in the Journal-World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persian Gulf
Art Buchwald
Art
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Saddam Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Haiti
Saddam
FDR
Ae Chiang Kai-shek
John le Carre
Tom Clancy
Middle East
Yokohama
Bataan
Germany
Calder Pickett
Journal-World