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http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=21960 An American ‘Wolfowitz’ in Baghdad! By Hussein Shobokshi, Special to Arab News Published on 15 January 2003 JEDDAH, 15 January 2003 — The picture in the office of Paul Wolfowitz, deputy secretary in the US Department of Defense, speaks for itself. In it, he is surrounded by Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld; the former was secretary of defense during the first Gulf War and is the current vice president and the latter is the secretary of defense today. Paul Wolfowitz sincerely believes that the upcoming strike on Iraq is “his” war; he also believes that this will be his path to the post that has eluded him due to his ethnicity. Wolfowitz has said previously among private circles that if he was not Jewish he would have been secretary of defense by now. To a great degree, the current war policy against Iraq is part of Wolfowitz’s greater “vision”, presented in a doctrine in 1992. The contents of the doctrine paint a different Middle East and a different Islamic world. It also has some very familiar themes similar to the ones presented in the now infamous Rand Report on Saudi Arabia. For thirty years Paul Wolfowitz, with some associates, has been developing and applying the world view that mainly guides the proposed war on Iraq today. His associates include Richard Perle and Kenneth Adelman. They all made a very strong case to the American administration to extend the war on terror into Iraq. Paul Wolfowitz has always had a strong conviction that he was destined for glory. This was made even stronger when the famous American novelist Saul Below based a character in his novel “Ravelstein” on him. The novel states the following about Wolfowitz’s character: “He has a powerful mind and a great grasp of great politics” and “it’s only a matter of time before he has a Cabinet rank, and that would be a damn good thing for the country.” Since then Wolfowitz has been on a mission to achieve glory and greatness for himself, but the question remains: At what cost? After the fall of the Soviet Union, Wolfowitz has developed a theory that the US should and can confront all “Evil” enemies and it will prevail over them. He believes that the world is full of enemies who will hurt the US if they can. He was not as surprised by the Sept. 11 attacks as others in the American establishment because his formative experience was in confronting the Soviet Union. Wolfowitz sincerely believes that you do have to treat your friends different from enemies, thinking that this is a basic principle of international relations. During the time he diplomatically served in Asia, he was known for applying pressure on “friends” like Marcos and the Korean generals to encourage democratic reforms. Now in a political play he has been staging for a while, Wolfowitz believes he can reshape the Arab and the Islamic world. While the Arab world lacks some important political, social and economic reforms, Wolfowitz’s plans fail to mention the destructive role which the tyrant government of Israel plays in the region. He fails to specify how the US must get rid of the Israeli occupation of Arab territories. In Israel, the US has been supporting a government headed by a convicted war criminal with a foreign minister previously ousted by a corruption scandal. This has to end, if we seek new global political values. To say Wolfowitz’s plan is hypocritical would be a gross understatement. Wolfowitz is very keen on a war on Iraq; it has been something he has been dreaming of, as it would solidify his ambitions to become the next secretary of defense. The road to this great personal glory, as far as Wolfowitz is concerned, goes through Baghdad. This would be the opening act in his wicked play. It would not be surprising to think that Wolfowitz would love for the war to begin on a full moon! Arab News Features 15 January 2003 Copyright © 2003 ArabNews All Rights Reserved. A<:>E<:>R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article has to stand on its own merits. 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