a, Kuwait and Qatar.
“Oil is a double-edged sword," Mahathir said. "If(the price of oil goes up many of the countries of the South are going to suffer... This double-edged weapon may hurt us more than it may hurt the other parties."
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, King Mohammed of Morocco, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Syrian Vice-President Abdel-Halim Khaddam were among Islamic leaders who joined Iraqi Information Minister Mohamed Said al-Sahaf for the Wednesday morning meeting.
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OIC States Mull Using Oil as ‘Weapon’ to Fend Off War
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Muslim nations discussed using oil as a “weap
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