VOL. XLV

No 44

4-November-2002

The Political Scene

The Security Council has still not reached an agreement on what to do about Iraq. The Labour party has quit Israels coalition government, in all likelihood pushing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon into an alliance with parties of the extreme right.

Slow Progress At UN

Another week of wrangling at the UN has again failed to produce agreement in the Security Council on a resolution about Iraq. Despite talk of progress, at the end of the week the...