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...Palestinian groups on the ground. Following intense pressure from Israel, and probably from his own advisors, to consolidate his power and control his people, Arafat declared any group disobeying him to be illegal. Should he elect to follow through on this threat, Arafat may find himself facing the frightening prospect of a civil war in the occupied territories...
...piece of paper, which would potentially bind only some of the Palestinians in peace with Israel, continuing to leave Israelis vulnerable to Palestinian terrorists. From the Israeli perspective, the entire point of the peace process is to achieve peace and security for its citizens and inhabitants, and without this prospect for a lasting peace, there seems little reason to negotiate or make concessions...
...political guidelines for the conduct of the war is the U.S. reliance on Pakistan, which is firmly opposed to the Northern Alliance taking Kabul. Islamabad, instead, wants to rehabilitate the Taliban, minus Mullah Omar and Bin Laden, and give it an important role in a new government - a prospect rejected by the Northern Alliance...
...crisis in the Persian Gulf entered its fourth week ... the region seemed poised on the brink of war, a prospect made all the more horrible by fear that chemical weapons might be unleashed not only against troops but also against hundreds of thousands of defenseless civilians. The use of poison gas would be contrary to conventions ratified by virtually every nation in the world (including Iraq). Yet as American and Egyptian troops tried on their chemical-warfare suits ... and as civilians as far away as Tel Aviv clamored for similar protective gear, it was impossible to forget that Saddam Hussein...
...Kabul was being delayed until the formation of such a coalition under the guidance of U.N. Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi. With allied ground forces poised to enter the fray, British officials warned of a long military campaign - bad news for the millions of Afghans facing hunger and the prospect of yet more conflict to come. THE NETHERLANDS New Indictment The U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague handed down an indictment against former...