VOL. XLIV

No. 25

18-June-2001

US Sees Smart Sanctions As Prelude To Political Campaign To Undermine Iraqi Regime

Continuing US efforts to win the backing of Security Council members and key states in the Middle East for proposed smart sanctions against Iraq are the prelude, MEES soundings indicate, for a possible new political confrontation with Baghdad aimed at undermining the regime of President Saddam Husain. In marked contrast to the last years of the Clinton administration, when public...