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...president Hugo Chavez, the first head of state to visit since the Gulf War, who defied pressure from Washington in order to meet the Iraqi leadership for a chat about oil policy. And in a further sign that Western attempts to keep Baghdad isolated are crumbling, Indonesia's President Aburrahman Wahid announced last week that he, too, plans to visit in the coming weeks. Neither Chavez nor Wahid can be considered influential statesmen, but their moves are in line with recent comments by France's foreign minister Hubert Védrine that sanctions against Iraq are "cruel, ineffective and dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Policy Gap Offers Saddam an Opportunity | 8/14/2000 | See Source »

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