| It was a systematic effort, initiated by the Umayyids, but specially developed under the Abbasids, who built Baghdad. |
| To avoid another war, the Security Council quickly set up weapons inspections to prevent Baghdad from rearming. |
| In the days of Umayyads, their capital was Damascus and in the days of Abbasids, their permanent seat was in Baghdad. |
| Indications are the weapons inspectors will be accepted but hardly welcomed when they arrive Monday in Baghdad. |
| That night, the carpetmaker closed his shop, piled his most precious wares upon a single camel, and left Baghdad. |
| The charity has representatives in Baghdad and the unds will be used to buy goods in Dubai and Jordan and then transport them to the war zone. |
