VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 48

28 AUGUST 1995

The Political Scene

The shock waves from the defection of Gen. Husain Kamil continue toreverberate through the region: King Husain of Jordan has distanced himself yetfurther from the Iraqi regime, the US is coordinating with its regional allies,and the UN's chief arms inspector detects signs that Baghdad has changed itsmind about compliance. Elsewhere in the region, there has been another suicidebomb attack in Israel and Algeria has set a date for presidential...