VOL. XXXIV

NO. 29

22-APRIL-1991

The Political Scene

In a volte-face which clearly went against the grain, Washington hasintervened in north Iraq, where the plight of Kurdish refugees continues toworsen. Whatever the Americans call it, the decision to set up refugee campsprotected by allied forces is a clear violation of Iraqi sovereignty and exactlythe sort of involvement in Iraq's post-war internal affairs which the US hasbeen trying to avoid. So far, however, the Iraqis - who have also handed...