VOL. XXXV

NO. 42

20-JULY-1992

Iraq Demands Lifting Of Sanctions As Major Confrontation Emerges With UN

Iraqi President Saddam Husain, claiming that Iraq has complied with UNresolutions without any quid pro quo from the Security Council, has brought Iraqonce more to the brink of armed conflict by refusing to cooperate with the UNand calling for the lifting of the economic sanctions imposed on his country anda return to normal oil exports.

There could be any number of reasons why Mr. Husain has...