VOL. XLVII

No 01

5-January-2004

The Political Scene (5 January 2004)

An otherwise uneventful festive season has been enlivened by Libyas decision to renounce its attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

Libya Decides To Come In From The Cold

Proponents of the doctrine of preemption in both the US and the UK have sought to use Libyas decision announced on 19 December to renounce its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to vindicate the invasion of Iraq. In the words of...