VOL. XLI

No. 33

17-August-1998

The Political Scene

A special envoy sent to Baghdad by the UN Secretary General is hoping to persuadeIraq to resume cooperation with the weapons inspectors. But the Iraqi authorities do notseem to be in the mood to relent. Showing equal determination in the face of a differentkind of pressure was the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat. He defied his critics byappointing a new cabinet which includes ministers accused of corruption. But his politicalvictory looks to...