How the Iraqis have split the Arab world
A Western-diplomat view and regional analysis describe Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait as fracturing the Arab world into Gulf versus Levant blocs. The piece notes Palestinians and other groups redrawing loyalties, with Gulf states tightening aid and reforming oil-backed strategies while Egypt and Syria may gain foreign aid.
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Old Fashion Days Flea Market Opens In Belden Barn
Sunny weather greeted the fifth annual Old Fashion Days event sponsored by the Belden Historical Society. Visitors can view steam and gas engines, pioneer crafts, and demonstrations including ice cream making on a 1930s John Deere engine.
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Hussein pleads for peace as U S charter flight leaves Iraq
The last U S charter flight evacuating Americans from Baghdad left Saturday amid calls from King Hussein of Jordan for an early withdrawal of U S forces. Iraq’s Saddam Hussein asserted intent to keep Kuwait, while global talks in Washington focused on oil price shocks and economic strain from the Gulf crisis. Egypt began deploying troops to Saudi Arabia, and Iraq announced new expulsions of Western diplomats as it tightened control of embassies.
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