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...interview with TIME last week, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz brushed off any suggestion that his government might engage in terror attacks. "No," he said, "we are not in the business of terrorism. You know that." But then he went on to speculate that various groups might sympathize with Iraq's plight and strike on their own. "There are," Aziz said, "people in other countries who are not satisfied with the situation about Iraq. If a military attack is waged against Iraq, that will increase the resentment against the Americans, and more people would be in that mood...
...have replaced any serious attempts at diplomacy in Iraq's 20-day standoff with the United Nations. With most Arab countries ? even Kuwait ? expressing opposition to a U.S. air strike, Saddam is evidently maneuvering himself into the position of anti-American leadership he always sought. Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is pushing the image for all it's worth: In Morocco Sunday, he warned of a backlash by "Arab masses" in the event of military action...
...After the smooth-talking Tariq Aziz threatened to shoot down U-2s Monday, Clinton opted for restraint by waiting to see if the U.N. Security Council would condemn Saddam. They did. Iraq responded with an angry expulsion of American inspectors that only brought the U.S. and U.N. closer together...
...Sturges and Zinneman voted for Bay of Baghdad, followed by the insertion of a puppet government headed by Al D'Amato. Besson was drunk on port; most of his suggestions were unprintable, even on the Web. But if anyone knows a really good assassin, Tariq Aziz asks that you give him a call at his hotel before he leaves town. Or leave a message with me, the Couch Potato. Good weekend...
...does result in Aziz being grounded in Baghdad, there's no doubt that he made the best use of his last hours behind enemy lines...