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Iraq-Primus Inter Pariahs : A Crisis Chronology, 1997-98
IraqPrimus Inter Pariahs A Crisis Chronology 199798 Author:Geoff Simons After presenting relevant background to the Iraq Question (the changing role of Saddam, the genocidal sanctions regime, etc.), the book describes, as a detailed chronology, the 1997-8 crisis between Iraq and the United States over the issue of the UN weapons inspections. The disputes--about the composition of the inspection teams and about the i... more »nspections of "sensitive" Iraq sites, especially the presidential palaces--are set in the context of the horrendous impact of the sanctions on the Iraqi civilian population. Finally the negotiated settlement between UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Iraqi government is outlined, with attention given also to the unsympathetic US response and the continuing tensions.« less