VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

The Political Scene (22 September 2003)

The US has made little visible headway in its campaign for a new UN resolution on Iraq, while in Iraq itself even Iraqis well disposed toward the Americans are becoming impatient with the slow pace of progress towards a transfer of political power. Syria is once more in the US firing line. The US has, yet again, unsheathed its veto to protect Israel in the Security Council. And the IAEA has set a deadline for Iran to report...