VOL. XLIV

No. 26

25 June 2001

The Political Scene

The US announcement of an indictment in the Khobar bombing case which accuses Iran of being behind the attack seems likely to embarrass virtually everyone concerned but to have little practical effect. Continuing civil unrest in Algeria has prompted the authorities to ban demonstrations in Algiers. The Americans are sending Secretary of State Colin Powell back to the region in an attempt to shore up the tenuous cease-fire between the Israelis and...