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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49846)	7/11/2006 3:04:37 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Ralph Peters ''Never Quit the Fight'' and 'his' new chopped off 'Middle East map ' The core ideas of Ralph Peters, in his newly released book ''Never Quit the Fight'' to bifurcate Saudi into a Islamic core state and divide the Middle East along ethno-geographical regions, have been borrowed extensively from a famous article published in blogosphere in September of 2002 by Zachary Latif. The new chopped map of Middle East is an end result of that 'Arab East Trilogy' article. Strangely enough Ralph Peter gives no credit to the original author of the article. According to this highly provocative article written in 2002 pre US Iraqi invasion by Zachary Latif, the solution to the Middle East crisis is to dissolve Iran and Iraq and Saudi Arabia is balkanised and partitioned successfully into separate little independent republics. Once America's conquest of Iraq is complete should withdraw its troops from Saudi Arabia. Iraq should be divided along three spheres the Kurdish north, the Sunni regions and Shi'ite South. If the Shi'ite south were to begin a war of liberation for its Shi'ite compatriots in Saudi Arabia popular rebellion and subtle American support would ensure its success. Jordan should also simultaneously begin a war of liberation for the Hijazis and ensure the dissolution of the Saudi Arabia we are familiar with. After the Jordanians consolidate their rule with American support and install a Hashemite into the throne the Hijaz could become a new nation, fervently pro-American. A new Iraqi federation could be engineered with Kuwait involved in the forefront of negotiations whilst the Khuzestan region should be forcibly partitioned from Iran as a punishment to a coalition member of the "Axis of Evil". "The Arab East" trilogy.... part III of Zach Latif's "Arab East" trilogy. Sunday, September 08, 2002 Arab East Trilogy i: Saturday, September 07, 2002 The Saudi State I was fervently discussing the Middle East with my father a week past and I was telling him of my suggestion that the Hijaz should be partitioned from Saudi Arabia. Now my father told me that an article propounding this very idea was published in the National Review. As such at the moment I am rather furious for not devoting enough time to my weblog! A propos when I am referring to the Arabic-speaking nations of the Middle East, I shall use the generic term “the Arab East*” for simplicity and clarity. cybermusings.blogspot.com