VOL. XLVI

No 10

10-March-2003

The Political Scene (10 March 2003)

The Turkish parliament has refused to endorse the deal allowing US ground forces into the country for six months, and Russia and France are more or less openly threatening to veto any UN resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, but neither of these setbacks appears to have dented the Americans determination to go to war. The Americans are also at odds with the Iraqi opposition on a number of issues.

Turkeys Parliament...