VOL. XLVII

No 08

23-February-2004

The Political Scene (23 February 2004)

The Americans are working on a plan to reshape the Middle East and North Africa politically, socially and economically which they hope to sell to the G8 meeting in June. UN Secretary-General has let the Americans off the hook in Iraq temporarily by concluding that it will not be possible to hold elections before 30 June.

US Plans Regional Makeover

It might be thought that the Americans are too busy nation building in Iraq to...