VOL. XXXIX

No. 35

27 May 1996

The Political Scene

Turkey's mysterious military agreement with Israel - which was previously thought to deal mainly with air force training - suddenly developed a naval dimension when the head of the Turkish navy arrived in Israel for a visit. The Turks are also making noises about changing the rules of the game in northern Iraq to take their concerns and interests into account. US Secretary of State Warren Christopher apparently cannot understand why the...