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...Even though Saddam has now rendered U.N. arms control ineffective, it's not clear what an air strike actually achieves," says Dowell. "It may damage his military assets, but it's not likely to dislodge Saddam from power." So whether or not the Tomahawks fly, the post-Gulf War standoff game is about to change...
...President looks in danger of being overwhelmed by the Lewinsky scandal, Saddam -- as if on cue -- rattles his saber and launches a new crisis. The Iraqi leader on Wednesday suspended all cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors, threatening the February deal forged by Kofi Annan that resolved the last tense standoff (which, conveniently for Clinton, coincided with the Monica eruption...
...breakdown of U.N. arms talks with Iraq sets the stage for yet another standoff in the fall. But this time, Washington will find it even more difficult to rouse a posse to go after him. "By ending talks with the U.N. inspectors, Iraq is setting things up for a confrontation in October when sanctions come up for review," says TIME correspondent Doug Waller. "Baghdad is counting on support from France, China and Russia for an end to sanctions, and the U.S. will face an even bigger fight this time around...
BELFAST: Martyrs are legion on both sides of Northern Ireland's age-old conflict, but the three Catholic children buried Tuesday may prove to be martyrs for a greater cause -- peaceful coexistence. "The Drumcree standoff and the murder of the children have isolated the hard-liners within the Unionist community," says TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "A lot of people within the Orange Order who were prepared to protest for the right to march in Drumcree have backed off and urged compromise, saying no road is worth a life...
BELFAST, Northern Ireland: Perhaps the habit of violence can be changed after all. With the standoff in Portadown ready to turn into a massive weekend eruption, Protestant would-be marchers and the Catholic residents they would march past were talking Friday -- through intermediaries -- about a compromise. "Northern Ireland has run to the edge of the abyss, looked over, and decided they don't really want to jump," says TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand in Belfast. "The fact they're talking, even indirectly, is an amazing accomplishment...