VOL. XLV

No 9

4 March 2002

The PoliticalScene

Against the odds, the peaceproposals revealed by Saudi Crown Prince Abd Allah last week have attractedgrowing international attention and support. The Americans apparently want anew and more stringent regime of arms inspections in Iraq although theirchances of achieving it through the UN appear strictly limited.

Momentum Builds Behind SaudiInitiative

For an initiative which wassupposedly shelved before it was unveiled (and was only referred to...