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<text id=91TT2242>
<title>
Oct. 07, 1991: What Makes Samir Run?
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Oct. 07, 1991 Defusing the Nuclear Threat
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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GRAPEVINE, Page 15
What Makes Samir Run?
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<p>By Sidney Urquhart/Reported by Daniel S. Levy
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<p> U.N. diplomats are abuzz about Saudi Ambassador Samir
Shihabi's election as president of the General Assembly. The
largely ceremonial post was expected to rotate to an Asian
candidate. Where, then, did Shihabi get the fire in the belly?
And how did he win so handily? Some officials believe the Saudis
launched their candidate in response to a challenge from the
delegate from Yemen, who had occasionally supported Saddam
Hussein in the Security Council. U.N. sources also suggest that
Shihabi's victory was cemented with some well-placed promises
to a few impoverished countries. He was evidently so confident
of winning that he and his entourage were seen inspecting the
presidential offices even before the election took place.
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</body></article>
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