#arab

It was, however, in the interest of Osama bin Laden for us to destroy a secular Arab leader; it was very much in the interest of the Iranians because they wanted revenge against Saddam Hussein for Iraq's invasion in 1980. ↗

— William Odom

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So the idea that you could put Kurds, Shiite Arabs, and Sunni Arabs in a nice, liberal, federal system in Iraq in a short amount of time, six months or a year, boggles the mind. ↗

— William Odom

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The whole notion of land property rights in the Arab world is different from that in Europe. ↗

— William Odom

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I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

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