"This led the Red Sea Entente countries of Saudia Arabia and Iran, as well as Somalia, to view Washington as having let them down and backing away from its commitments at the last moment | Miglietta, American Alliance Policy 2002 , p |
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The invaluable intelligence thus gained would be discreetly distributed to 'friends' of the BCCI | Trento, Prelude to Terror 2005 , p |
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This group was dedicated to blocking the spread of Soviet influence in the third world | With the official blessing of George Bush as the head of the CIA, Adham transformed a small Pakistani merchant bank, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International BCCI , into a worldwide money-laundering machine, buying banks around the world in order to create the biggest clandestine money network in history |
"Encouraged by Saudi Arabia, Safari Club members approached Somali president Siad Barre and offered to provide the arms he needed if he stopped taking Russian aid.
"American military goods were provided by Egypt and Iran, which transferred excess arms from their inventories | |
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"The Shah provided covert assistance to groups seeking to destabilize the governments of Soviet allies in the region such as Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as providing assistance to pro-Western governments such as Oman and South Vietnam | Miglietta, American Alliance Policy 2002 , p |
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