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Chirac of Arabia
Chirac of Arabia
In the winter of 2002 and the spring of 2003, Jacques Chirac resembled a tornado of political energy focused on a single objective: preventing the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Baghdad. The French President deployed all the political and diplomatic forces...Caption:
Inside the Jihad: My Life with Al Qaeda: A Spy’s Story
Inside the Jihad: My Life with Al Qaeda: A Spy’s Story
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- In his new book entitled, ‘Inside the Jihad: My Life with Al Qaeda: A Spy’s Story,’ former member of Al Qaeda, Omar Nasiri, a pseudonym, tells readers how he served the French, British and German intelligence services whilst funneling messages...Caption:
North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula
North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula
Thinking of a luxury cruise holiday? Or, perhaps, a golfing vacation away from it all? What about a sojourn at a spa, complete with health and beauty treatment? Well, all that is on offer where you least expect it, that is to say in the People’s Democratic...Caption:
State of Denial
State of Denial
Back in the 1970s, Bob Woodward made his name as one of the two reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal that ultimately ended Richard Nixon’s presidency. What was not noticed at the time was that Woodward and his fellow-reporter Carl Bernstein also...Caption:
In the Line of Fire: A Memoir
