Word: saddamism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Just what terms the Kurds might exact from Baghdad were unclear last week. Such is the cultist world Saddam has created that the talks were suspended until this week so that he could publicly celebrate his 54th birthday. According to British diplomats, though, the deal includes more Cabinet seats for Kurds in a reorganized government, safe passage for returning refugees, the adoption of democracy in Iraq and autonomy for the Kurds within their native area. Whether the major oil-producing center of Kirkuk should be included in the autonomous zone is a divisive issue, as it has been in past...
...matter what deal Talabani and his associates may finally end up with, many of their constituents will remain deeply skeptical of Saddam's intentions and will resist returning to their homes. They have seen Baghdad renege before -- on agreements made in 1966, 1970 and 1984 -- leading in each case to renewed fighting. Many Kurds insist that they will not accept any accord unless its enforcement is guaranteed by the U.N. That might be unacceptable to Saddam, who initiated this process to regain control of his country, not to cede...
...allied forces will remain to provide protection for the camps; the deployment of U.N. peacekeeping troops would require a Security Council resolution, which the Soviet Union and China would probably block for fear of setting a precedent for U.N. intervention in their own rebellious outlands. But if Saddam abides by his promise to keep his hands off the Kurds, garrisoning the refugee centers may prove unnecessary...
...WORLD:Saddam and Kurds meet to make peace, but can he be trusted...
...first crisis of Bush's NWO, was in fact a display case for the weaknesses and the strengths of typical American behavior. Our pussyfooting diplomacy before the invasion of Kuwait was intended to be a simple lawyerly proposition. Because we wanted to be honest brokers, we assured Saddam that we had no position on the precise location of the Iraq- Kuwait border. The only problem with our offer was that Saddam, who is not a Wasp lawyer, took it to mean that we didn't care whether there was an Iraq- Kuwait border...