VOL. XLVI

No 42

20-October-2003

The Political Scene (20 October 2003)

Against the odds, the Americans have won unanimous Security Council approval of a new resolution on Iraq which makes only minor concessions to their critics, principally France, Russia and Germany. However, this does not mean that the US is out of the woods yet as far as concerns practical assistance in the form of men and money. Relations between the US and Syria have cooled even further. Saudi Arabia is to hold municipal...