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To: Rollcast... who wrote (73913)	2/14/2003 2:53:33 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

Here is a bio of Patrick Seale - The author of 'that article'... la.utexas.edu Role profile: Patrick Seale <<The Journal of Palestine Studies identifies Patrick Seale as a leading British writer on the Middle East, is the author of many books, including The Struggle for Syria, Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East, and Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire. Recently, he helped HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz write Desert Warrior, his memoir of the Gulf War. Patrick Seale is considered one of the most in-depth British journalists in the Middle East. He is the former correspondent of the London newspaper “The observer”, through the thirty years of his career he was able to study the Middle East closely and interview its most prominent leaders. He is married to Rana Qabbani, a Syrian woman, Seale among his other writings is mostly known for his controversial book “Assad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East” which is a biography the Syrian president Hafiz al Assad, Seale sheds light on the life of Assad and his climb to power and his taking of the realm in 1970, and how Assad was able to enforce his own ideas of al Ba ath even if it meant destroying a town. Hama was a town (The Muslim Brotherhood) that stood up to Assad in the early eighties, Assad took sever measures to suppress this uprising and sent his air force to wipe the town clean. His re-writing of Syrian history and its implications on the surrounding countries reflect the Syrian foreign and domestic policies. His book Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire, deals with the notorious Palestinian “terrorist or rebel” Abu Nidal in which Seale studies the Ideology of this mysterious man and his organizations which has claimed responsibility for many terrorist acts in the eighties.. Seale is one of the Journalists, which had tremendous effect on the region with his writings, which reflect the swamp which the foreign powers have created and which the Arabs are trying to clean up. Patrick Seale is one of the few Orient lists, who’s writings demonstrate a good understanding of the Arab mind and how it works...>> _____________________________________ regards, -s2 btw, I never said I agreed with everything he wrote BUT it is interesting to consider his perspective.