Harken Energy Had a Web Of Mideast Connections;In the Background: BCCIThis article was prepared by Wall Street Journal staff reporters Thomas Petzinger Jr., Peter Truell And Jill Abramson 12/06/1991 The Wall Street Journal PAGE A1 (Copyright (c) 1991, Dow Jones & Co., Inc.) Two years ago, Talat Othman didn't have the president's ear. But since August 1990, the Palestinian-born Chicago investor has attended three White House meetings with President Bush to discuss Middle East policy. Mr. Othman's political access coincides with the remarkable ascendance of a little Texas oil company on whose board he serves alongside George W. Bush, the...