VOL. XXXVI

NO. 40

5 JULY 1993

The Political Scene

The American missile attack on Iraq's intelligence headquarters has at thevery least damaged the international consensus on Iraq which has prevailed sincethe end of the war for Kuwait, and has played badly in the Middle East and theIslamic world in general. The Americans have also intervened in the peacetalks between Israel and the Palestinians with a document which has displeasedboth sides.

Mixed Response To US Missile Attack On Iraq

US President...