Raising the stakes: Clinton and Saddam head for a showdown

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The US missile strike against Iraq was dubbed a hollow victory by critics, and Pres Clinton responded by sending Stealth bombers and other forces to the Persian Gulf. Saddam Hussein is at his strongest since the 1991 war, exploiting factions between Kurds and his stature in the Arab world.

Clinton, Bill, Military aspects, Military policy, Iraq, Hussein, Saddam, Intervention (International law), Military intervention

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Advice for the next U.S. envoy

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The very successful former US ambassador to Canada James Blanchard should advise the next US ambassador to Canada to understand and remember that the political system and history of the US are very different from those of Canada as are the world views of the 2 countries' citizens.

United States, Canada, Evaluation, Column, United States foreign relations, Ambassadors, Canadian foreign relations, Blanchard, James

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Hidden hunger: an isolated nation faces a worsening future

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Journalists are reporting slow starvation on a massive level in North Korea. Many countries are slow to offer aid because they do not want to support Kim Jong Il's hardline Communist government.

Social aspects, Food relief, Food assistance, North Korea, Starvation

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