The agreement reached between the UN inspectors and the Iraqis in Vienna this week relates primarily to an Iraqi acceptance of previous agreements dating back four years. These appear to
The British governments dossier on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction says little more than is already available, yet it does make some assertions that have considerable significance for a
Saddam Husseins acceptance of United Nations (UN) weapons inspection and the US reaction to the offer tell us much of the attitudes of both sides and also indicate that
There is no direct connection between the war on terror and the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Al-Qaida is part of a wider coalition of paramilitary groups and individuals drawing
A draft United Nations report has confirmed what had been suspected by a number of analysts, that it was proving very difficult to control the al-Qaida network’s movement of
Until the hawkish speech of Vice-President Dick Cheney this week, the strong sentiments expressed since early summer from within the Bush administration in favour of war with Iraq seemed to
While there are indications of substantial differences between some of the senior US military and the civilian security establishment in the Bush administration, it is clear that it is the
There is an assumption that the war in Afghanistan is over and that all that remains to be done is to conduct mopping up operations against the Taliban and al-Qaida.
Some time in 2003, a unique new weapon will be tested by the United States air force in an attempt to destroy a Scud missile. It is a high-energy laser
Since the start of the latest Palestinian intifada nearly two years ago, Israels armed forces have been heavily committed to actions in towns and cities of the West Bank,
The past fortnight has seen an impressive range of leaks from different parts of the Bush administration, all focusing on a potential war with Iraq. The most dominant of these
A full account of the tragic events in the village of Kakarak in the Oruzgan region of Afghanistan has yet to emerge, but it is clear that many people were
