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| September 1979— he once given first class treatment around the world was now rejected from most countries. |
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| determined that Ayatollah Khomeini and his circle knew of the planned assault and encouraged it |
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| Wanted to use the opportunity to get rid of the Iranian Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan and all others ‘tainted by the west’ |
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| predicted that there would be a glut in the market and that prices would have to fall as demand declined—few believed him |
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| the Shah nd the militant Ba’thists |
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| 1975, had sorted out their claims and finalized an agreement in Algiers—Suddam Hussein signed on the part of Iraq |
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| expelled Ayatollah Khomeini at the request of the Shah |
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| Born in 1937, Found identity in extreme nationalism and violence of Ba’thism |
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| Hussein's influence—fervent nationalist from the Sunni Arab minority; hated European culture |
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| Hometown of Tikrit—dessert town; absorbed bad values form here |
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| Recruited into Ba’thism during Nasser’s rise during the Suez crisis |
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| From 1963 he took over the underground militia |
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| He was ruthless, emotionless, and power hungry |
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| His party was mainly comprised of Tikritis; many related to Hussein |
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| Hussein's minister of defense and chief weapons advisor |
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| feared Khomeini because Iran was comprised mostly of Shia Moslems; whereas Hussein was a Shiite. Khomeini had clout with the Shias |
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| It wasn’t until he took office that the hostages were set free from the Iranian crisis |
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| Indonesian worked out the negotiations, he inserted Indonesia between Iran and Iraq in seating (which was normally alphabetical) |
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| The “Shiites” showed no desire to join him and struck back in the name of martyrdom |
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| He dubbed this war “the Second Battle of Qadishiyah”, aimed the attack at the heart of the Arabian oil industry—Abadan and Ahwaz |
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| hated the Iraqi regime, particularly Saddam Hussein which explains why the hostilities grew once he came to power |
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| became more of a hawk on the need for conservation to blunt price increases than almost any western leader |
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