VOL. XXXIV
NO. 26
1-APRIL-1991
The Political Scene
The government reshuffle in Baghdad appears to be less an attempt byPresident Saddam Husain to placate domestic insurgents than a further narrowingof the power structure as he battles to crush them by force. The Americanfailure to support either the Kurdish or Shi'a revolts means that he may beallowed to succeed, but not that Washington has changed its mind about hisultimate removal. PLO Chairman Yasser 'Arafat has been trying to recoup hislosses...
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