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TEXTSUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION REPORT, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991

KEY STORIES:

FRONT PAGES WERE DOMINATED BY THE IRAQI NUCLEARINSPECTIONS.

YUGOSLAVIA:

PRESS REPORTED THE PROGRESS OF THE CEASEFIRE AND LORDCARRINGTON'S PEACE EFFORTS. THE TIMES REPORTED FROMTHE HAGUE AND ZAGREB: "LORD CARRINGTON, THE CHAIRMAN OFTHE YUGOSLAV PEACE CONFERENCE, YESTERDAY SAID THAT THECOUNTRY'S WARRING REPUBLICS COULD BE REMODELLED INTO AYUGOSLAV ECONOMIC UNION, ALONG THE LINES OF THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITY. RECOGNIZING THAT THE FRAGILECEASEFIRE WAS THE MOST HOPEFUL SING OF AN END TO THECONFLICT, LORD CARRINGTON SAID THE CONFERENCE MUST NOW'BE ACCELERATED, IN SO FAR AS IT IS POSSIBLE'.CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE SHAKY CEASEFIRE INCREASEDYESTERDAY WHEN FEDERAL ARMY TROOPS AND ARMOR WITHDREWFROM BARRACKS IN THE CROATIAN TOWN OF VINKOVCI, ONE OFTHE TENSEST AREAS..." THE GUARDIAN'S CORRESPONDENTSAID "EUROPEAN LEADERS ALLOWED THEMSELVES A MODICUM OFOPTIMISM..." THE INDEPENDENT'S TONY BARBER SAID: "THETIDE OF WAR TURNS, BUT NO END IS IN SIGHT..."

EUROPE:

IN "UNITY IN A BLOODSTAINED CONTINENT", THEINDEPENDENT'S EDITORIAL COMMENTED: "...THE FACT THATBRITAIN, ALMOST ALONE IN EUROPE, DID NOT EXPERIENCENAZI INVASION AND OCCUPATION HELPS TO EXPLAIN THE GREATDIFFERENCE IN THE INTENSITY WITH WHICH BRITAIN ANDOTHER EUROPEANS THINK OF THE ENTERPRISE OF BUILDING ANEW EUROPE. THE ESSENTIAL IDEA OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITY WAS NOT TO PROMOTE TRADE OF HARMONIZETARIFFS, NOR EVEN TO SUBSIDIZE FARMERS. IT WAS TO ENDWHAT NOW LOOKED LIKE EUROPEAN CIVLI WAR, AND ENSURETHAT EUROPE SHOULD NEVER AGAIN HAVE TO FEAR MEN LIKEKLAUS BARBIE AND HIS MASTERS.

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"PRECISELY BECAUSE BRITAIN DID NOT LIVE UNDER THESHADOW OF THE SWASTIKA, BRITAIN HAS AN INSTINCT FOR THEWORKINGS OF DEMOCRACY THAT HAS A VITAL CONTRIBUTION TOMAKE TO THE EUROPEAN FUTURE; PRECISELY BECAUSE OURFELLOW EUROPEANS DID LIVE UNDER THE HARROW OF

• OCCUPATION THEY MAY HAVE A FIRMER GRIP ON THE FIRSTPRINCIPLE OF EUROPEAN POLITICS - THE NEED FOR PEACE ANDUNITY IN OUR ANCIENTLY DIVIDED AND BLOODSTAINEDCONTINENT."

HOSTAGES:

AS FREED HOSTAGE JACKIE MANN TOLD OF HIS TREATMENT ANDTORTURE DURING HIS 865 DAY'S CAPITIVITY IN THE LEBANON,THE TIMES' EDITORIAL, "A FUNNY THING HAPPENING",COMMENTED: "...WHEN THE RAF VC10 FLYNG HIM BACK HAD AHITCH IN ITS LANDING GEAR, MR. MANN OFFERED HISSERVICES (AS A FORMER PILOT) TO THE FLIGHTDECK. IT WASTHE CLEAREST SIGNAL TO HIS COUNTRYMEN THAT HIS SPIRITHAD SURVIVED; THAT AND HIS PRETENCE OF A DATE WITH ANAIR-STEWARDESS...

"AMERICANS LET EVERYTHING HANG OUT, CONTINENTALS MAYKISS, WEEP AND HUG, BUT EVERYTHING THE BRITISH WANT TOSAY ON THE TARMAC OF LIBERATION IS SAID IN THEUNDERSTATEMENT OF A HANDSHAKE AND A JOKE. A FUNNY SORTOF STRENGTH IT SIGNIFIES: AND A GREAT ONE."

THE INDEPENDENT CARRIED AN ARTICLE BY MIDDLE EASTCORRESPONDENT ROBERT FISK. IN "TORTURED BY THEBRUTALIZED", HE SAID THAT ARAB PRISONERS HAVE BEENTORTURED AAND THAT "...IN THIS CONTEXT, THE PRISONERSOF LEBANON - WHATEVER THEIR NATIONALITY - ARE AS MUCHVICTIMS OF POLITICAL TRAGEDY AS OF THE BRUTALITY OFKIDNAPPERS AND MILITIAMEN. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OFEVIL IN LEBANON. BUT HAD THE HOSTAGE HOLDERS AND THEPRISON GUARDS NOT BEEN INVISIBLY MUTILATED BY THETERRIBLE EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE HERE, WOULD THEYTREAT THEIR CAPITVES SO CRUELLY? PERHAPS THE FREEPRISONERS - WESTERNER AND LEBANESE ALIKE - WILL HAVE TOSUGGEST WHETHER THE MORAL RESPONSE SHOULD BE REVENGE ORFORGIVENESS, IN A RUINED LAND WHERE JUSTICE IS AS RAREAS MERCY."

ISRAELI LOAN GUARANTEES:

THE INDEPENDENT CARRIED THE ONLY STORY ON THEPRESIDENT'S ATTEMPTS TO GET CONGRESSIONAL DISCUSSION OFLOAN GUARANTEES DELAYED. IN "BUSH ROUTS JEWISH LOBBYIN FIGHT OVER AID", WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JOHNLICHFIELD REPORTED: "IN AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC DEFEATFOR THE AMERICAN JEWISH LOBBY, PRESIDENT BUSH ROUTEDEFFORTS BY JERUSALEM TO FORCE EARLY AGREEMENT ON A TEN

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BILLION DOLLAR U.S. LOAN GUARANTEE TO ISRAEL. BOTH THEISRAELI GOVERNMENT AND ITS SUPPORTERS IN THE U.S.CONGRESS NOW ACCEPT THAT THE WHITE HOUSE WILL DELAY ALLDECISIONS ON THE LOANS FOR FOUR MONTHS - WELL BEYONDTHE INTENDED START OF A MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE..."

UNITED NATIONS:

THE FINANCIAL TIMES' LIONEL BARBER REPORTED FROM NEWYORK, "U.N. TAKES HESITANT MOVES TO ARMED INTERVENTION"AND SAID: "...THE QUESTION WHICH NO LONGER REMAINSTABOO IS: SHOULD THE PRINCIPLE OF MULTILATERALINTERVENTION BE EXTENDED TO CONTAIN THE NEW FORCES OFNATIONALISM LET LOOSE BY THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM INEUROPE AND ASIA - FORCES WHICH NOW CHALLENGEESTABLISHED BORDERS, THREATEN HUMAN RIGHTS ANDJEOPARDIZE STABILITY ACROSS THE CONTINENT? HAS THEU.N. A ROLE TO PLAY IN A MORE AMBITIOUS FORM OFCOLLECTIVE SECURITY?.. .SOME COUNTRIES SUCH AS CHINAAND INDIA RECOGNIZE THE TREND - AND OBJECT STRONGLY -NOT LEAST BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH, SAY,TIBET AND SECESSIONIST-MINDED KASHMIR.

"MR. BUSH, WHO HAS ALWAYS HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR CHINA,APPEARED TO AGREE. AT THE END OF HIS SPEECH, HE SAIDTHE U.N. 'SHOULD NOT DICTATE THE PARTICULAR FORMS OFGOVERNMENT' FOR MEMBERS STAES, AND THAT IN HIS NEWWORLD ORDER, NOT NATION 'MUST SURRENDER ONE IOTA OFSOVEREIGNTY'. BUT BY THEN, OF COURSE, AS MR. BUSH MUSTHAVE RECOGNIZED, THE GENIE OF INTERVENTIONISM WASALREADY OUT OF THE BOTTLE."

BROADCAST MEDIA:

EARLY MORNING TELEVISION AND RADIO CONTINUED TO REPORTTHE PROBLEMS WITH THE U.N. INSPECTION OF IRAQI MISSILESITES.

BBC TV'S CORRESPONDENT AT THE U.N., GAVIN ESLERREPORTED: "IN ACCEPTING WHAT DIPLOMATS CHARACTERIZE ASAN IRAQI CLIMBDOWN, THE U.N. DOES NOT WANT TO BE SEENNEGOTIATING WITH BAGHDAD OVER THE CONDUCT OF WEAPONSSITES INSPECTION. BUT AFTER YET ANOTHER SECURITYCOUNCIL SESSION, THE HOPE WAS THE STAND-OFF IN THEBAGHDAD CAR PARK MIGHT HAVE REACHED THE ENDGAME...

"WITH AMERICAN F-111 WARPLANES ARRIVING IN EASTERNTURKEY, THE U.S. CONTINUES TO PLAY UP THE MILITARYALONGSIDE THE DIPLOMATIC TRACK. THE BUSHADMINISTRATION CHARACTERIZED THE IRAQI POLICY AS 'CHEATAND RETREAT'...

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"AND DIPLOMATS SEE PLENTY OF POSSIBILITIES FOR FURTHERCONFRONTATION, WITH ANOTHER U.N. TEAM SCHEDULED TOTRAVEL TO BAGHDAD TO BEGIN A HELICOPTER HUNT FOR SCUDMISSILE SITES. WHETHER THAT TEAM SHOULD GO IF THEIRCOLLEAGUES ARE STILL DETAINED IS OPEN TO QUESTION."

A) TODAY'S MAJOR STORIES:

1. THE GULF2. MIDDLE EAST3. ROMANIA

B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE:

1. THE GULF:

PRESS CONTINUES TO GIVE PROMINENCE TO THE HOLDING OFTHE U.N. NUCLEAR INSPECTION TEAM IN A BAGHDAD CAR PARK,AND A NEW LETTER FROM THE IRAQIS TO THE SECURITIYCOUNCIL SAYING IT WOULD NOT ALLOW U.N. HELICOPTERS TOFLY OVER THE COUNTRY. THE TIMES SAID THE SECURITYCOUNCIL "DECIDED NOT TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE", ANDTHAT, "UNWILLING TO HEAR SUCH BAD NEWS, THE COUNCILDECIDED THE IRAQI LETTER HAD CROSSED WITH A LETTER SENTTO BAGHDAD EARLIER IN THE DAY.. .AND CHOSE TO IGNORE IT."

2. MIDDLE EAST:

PRESS REPORTED PROCEEDINGS AT THE PALESTINE NATIONALCOUNCIL MEETING IN ALGIERS, AND THE VISIT BY TWOMODERATE PALESTINIANS TO TRY AND PERSUADE THE MODERATESTO TAKE PART IN THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

3. ROMANIA:

RIOTING BY MINERS IN THE COUNTRY WAS REGARDED ALMOST ASA CONTINUATION OF THE REVOLUTION OF 1989. COMMENTATORSTEND TO THINK ROMANIA WILL NOT BE TRULY ON THE ROAD TODEMOCRACY UNTIL IT CLEARLY LEAVES BEHIND THE LASTVESTIGES OF THE CEAUSESCU REGIME.

C) HEADLINES:

1. THE GULF:

"HUGE NETWORK OF WESTERN FIRMS SUPPLYING IRAQ" (TIMESPAGE 1)"WAITING GAME FOR CAR PARK PLAYERS" (TIMES PAGE 1)"DEFIANT BAGHDAD TESTS U.N. PATIENCE" (TIMES)"ISRAELIS PREPARE TO RETALIATE FOR FUTURE IRAQ MISSILEATTACKS" (TIMES)"PUTTING SADDAM ON TRIAL" (TIMES)"IRAQ BANS FLIGHTS BY U.N. INSPECTORS" (GUARDIAN)"IRAQ DEAL MAY FREE NUCLEAR INSPECTORS" (DAILYTELEGRAPH)

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"U.N. HOPES RISE FOR N-INSPECTORS" (FINANCIAL TIMES)"DOCUMENTS MAY NAME 'NUCLEAR MASTERMIND'" (INDEPENDENT)"KURDS SEE LITTLE CHANCE OF AUTONOMY DEAL"(INDEPENDENT)"WILL BUSH EVER GET THE MEASURE OF SADDAM'S EVIL?"(DAILY MAIL)"TIME TO ACT AGAINST IRAQ" (EVENING STANDARD)

2. MIDDLE EAST:

"'U.S. PLEDGES' ON PEACE BOOST ARAFAT" (GUARDIAN)"PALESTINIANS READY TO JOIN PEACE TALKS" (DAILYTELEGRAPH)

3. ROMANIA:

"ROMANIA'S REAL REVOLUTION" (TIMES EDITORIAL)"THE MINERS' REBELLION" (GUARDIAN EDITORIAL)"MINERS STRIKE AGAIN" (DAILY TELEGRAPH EDITORIAL)

D) TEXTS:

1. THE GULF:

--"HUGE NETWORK OF WESTERN FIRMS SUPPLYING IRAQ"(TIMES PAGE 1)

THE CONSERVATIVE TIMES' DEFENSE CORRESPONDENT ANDWASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT MARTIN FLETCHER REPORTED:"HUNDREDS OF WESTERN COMPANIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BYUNITED NATIONS INSPECTORS AS HAVING SUPPLIED IRAQ WITHTECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT FOR ITS CLANDESTINE NUCLEARWEAPONS PROGRAM.

"DETAILS OF THE TRADE ARE EXPOSED IN DOCUMENTS SEIZEDBY U.N. TEAM NOW DETAINED IN BAGHDAD. THE RECORDS GOBACK TO 1980 AND COVER FIRMS FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES,INCLUDING BRITAIN, AMERICA, GERMANY, FRANCE,SWITZERLAND, CHINA AND BRAZIL.

"LAST NIGHT, THE 44 INSPECTORS WITH THE BOXES OF PAPERSTHEY CONFISCATED FROM THE IRAQI ATOMIC ENERGYCOMMISSION ON TUESDAY WERE STILL BESIEGED IN A CAR PARKAT THE COMMISSION COMPOUND. IRAQ SAYS THE DOCUMENTSARE THE PERSONNEL RECORDS AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY U.N.RESOLUTIONS. BUT IT HAS OFFERED TO LET THE INSPECTROSGO WITH THE PAPERS, IF THEY AND BAGHDAD OFFICAILSCOMPLETE A JOINT INVENTORY OF WHAT IS TAKEN, ANARRANGEMENT ACCEPTED YESTERDAY BY THE U.N. SECURITYCOUNCIL...

"MEANWHILE IRAQ APPEARED TO DEFY THE U.N. AGAIN LASTNIGHT WITH A LETTER REGISTERING ITS STIFF TERMS FOR THEUSE OF U.N. HELICOPTERS BUT THE SECURITY COUNCILDECIDED NOT TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE.

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"THE FIRST CLUE TO THE BREADTH OF INFORMATION CONTAINEDIN THE PAPER EMERGED ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN COLIN POWELL,CHAIRMAN OF THE AMERICAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF,DESCRIBED THEM AS A GOLDMINE THAT PROVIDED IRAQ WITHCONTACTS AROUND THE WORLD TO PROCURE NUCLEAR WEAPONSTECHNOLOGY..."

--"WAITING GAME FOR CAR PARK PLAYERS" (TIMES PAGE 1)

THE TIMES' DAVID WATTS REPORTED: "HOW DO YOU WHILE WAYTHE HOURS IN A BUS IN A BAGHDAD CAR PARK WITH MORE THAN100 HUMORLESS IRAQI SECURITY MEN TO SPOIL YOUR FUN?

"FOR THE RESOURCEFUL UNITED NATIONS NUCLEAR INSPECTORSUSED TO OUT-THINKING SADDAM HUSSEIN, THERE IS MUCH TODO: PLAY CHESS WITH BOTTLE TOPS OF AMERICAN FOOTBALLWITH TOILET ROLLS FOR A BALL. FOR THE REALLY BRAVE,THERE ARE ARABIC LESSONS, BUT DAVID KAY, THE LEADER OFTHE GROUP, SAID LAST NIGHT: 'IT'S VERY MUCH AN UPHILLBATTLE. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO IMPROVE MYLANGUAGE SKILLS VERY MUCH.'

"ALL THAT, OF COURSE TAKES PLACE IN BETWEEN QUEUING FORTHE ONE IRAQI-STYLE TOILET..."

--"DEFIANT BAGHDAD TESTS U.N. PATIENCE" (TIMES)

THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT IN NEW YORK, JAMES BONE,REPORTED: "IRAQ LAST NIGHT APPEARED TO DEFY THE UNITEDNATIONS ONCE AGAIN OVER THE USE OF U.N. HELICOPTERS BUTTHE SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDED NOT TO RISE TO THECHALLENGE.

"EVEN AS THE THREE-DAY SIEGE OF U.N. INSPECTORS IN ABAGHDAD CAR PARK SEEMED TO BE DRAWING TO A CLOSE, IRAQSENT A NEW LETTER TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL REITERATINGITS EARLIER CONDITIONS ON THE USE OF HELICOPTERS BY THEU.N. INSPECTION TEAMS. UNWILLING TO HEAR SUCH BADNEWS, THE COUNCIL DECIDED THE IRAQI LETTER HAD CROSSEDWITH A LETTER SENT TO BAGHDAD EARLIER IN THE DAY BYROLF EKEUS, CHAIRMAN OF THE U.N. SPECIAL COMMISSIONCHARGED WITH DISARMING IRAA, AND CHOSE TO IGNORE IT..."

--"ISRAELIS PREPARE TO RETALIATE FOR FUTURE IRAQIMISSILE ATTACKS" (TIMES)

THE TIMES' RICHARD BEESTON REPORTED FROM JERUSALEM:"ISRAEL WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY RESPOND MILITARILYAGAINST IRAQ IF THERE WERE RENEWED HOSTILITIES IN THEGULF REGION AND FRESH MISSILE ATTACKS ON ITS TERRITORY.

"ISRAELI MILITARY SOURCES AND OBSERVERS SAID YESTERDAYTHAT THEY BELIEVED AN IRAQI OFFENSIVE AGAINST ISRAELWAS UNLIKELY, BUT RECALLED THAT PRESIDENT SADDAM

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HUSSEIN HAD THE CAPABILITY AND THE POLITICAL NERVE TOORDER A NEW SCUD ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL...

"SENIOR MILITARY SOURCES SAID THAT THE ISRAELIS WEREREADY BOTH DEFENSIVLY AND OFFENSIVELY FOR ANYEVENTUALITY AND IF ATTACKED WOULD RESPOND QUICKLY USINGAIR AND GROUND FORCES..."BUT ONE SENIOR OFFICER PREDICTED YESTERDAY THAT THEDEFENSIVE OPERATIONS WOULD BE SHORTLIVED IF THERE WEREFUTURE IRAQI MISSILE ATTACKS BECAUSE THE ISRALIEPUBLIC, MILITARY HIERARCHY AND GOVERNMENT WOULD INSISTON RAPID AND DECISIVE RETALIATION..."

--"PUTTING SADDAM ON TRIAL" (TIMES )

THE TIMES CARRIED AN ARTICLE BY BRITISH CHIEFPROSECUTOR DURING THE NUREMBURG TRIALS, LORD SHAWCROSS:"...WHY DID THE ALLIES' NOT CARRY OUT THEIR INTENTIONIN MRS. THATCHER'S WORDS - 'TO BRING SADDAM TO TRIALFOR PERPRETRATING THESE BRUTAL CRUELTIES, JUST ASHAPPENED AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR'? CERTAINLY THEREASON WAS NOT, AS SOME HAVE INFERRED FROM THE WORDS OFTHE FOREIGN SECRETARY DOUGLAS HURD, THAT OUR FORCESCOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON TO DO THEIR DUTY AFTER THEINTENSIVE BOMBING AFTER THE MASSACRE AT MUTLA RIDGE.THEY MAY HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO ENGAGE IN FURTHERBOMBINGS OF THIS SORT BUT NONE WAS NEEDED. GENERALSCHWARZKOPF WANTED TO PUSH ON, BUT WAS NOT ALLOWED TOFOR POLITICAL REASONS: PARTLY THE FEAR OF TIMIDOFFICIALS THAT THE BREAK-UP OF IRAQ MIGHT DESTABILIZEOTHER ISLAMIC STATES, PARTLY THE PRESIDENT'S DESIRE TOTAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNEXPECTEDLY LIGHT CASUALTIES ANDTO GET THE BOYS BACK HOME.

"THERE IS ONE IMPORTANT LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM WHATHAS HAPPENED IN THE GULF AND THE FAILED MOSCOW COUP:THE NEED FOR A STANDING INTERNATIONAL COURT WITHCRIMINAL JURISDICTION. HAD SUCH A COURT BEEN INEXISTENCE, THE ALLIED COULD HARDLY HAVE IGNORED THEIRDUTY TO BRING SADDAM TO TRIAL...

"GIVEN GOODWILL BETWEEN THE GREAT POWERS, SUCH A COURTCOULD BE SET UP NOW TO DEAL WITH SUCH WELL-ESTABLISHEDCRIMES AS WAGING AGGRESSIVE WAR, GENOCIDE AND SO ON.WITHOUT IT - AND PERHAPS EVENTUALLY AN INTERNATIONALPOLICE FORCE - THE NEW WORLD ORDER SOME HAVE TALKEDBRAVELY ABOUT WILL REMAIN A MIRAGE."

--"IRAQ BANS FLIGHTS BY U.N. INSPECTORS" (GUARDIAN)

THE LIBERAL GUARDIAN'S HELLA PICK REPORTED FROM NEWYORK: "IRAQ, IN A FRESH ATTEMPT TO DEFTY THE SECURITYCOUNCIL LAST NIGHT TOLD THE UNITED NATIONS THAT ITWOULD NOT ALLOW U.N. HELICOPTERS TO RESUME THEIRFLIGHTS IN SEARCH OF IRAQ'S WEAPONS OF MASS

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DESTRUCTION, BEFORE 'AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHEDBETWEEN THE COMPETENT IRAQI AUTHORITIES AND ROLFEKEUS'...

"THIS FLIES IN THE FACE OF WRITTEN ASSURANCES, GIVEN BYBAGHDAD THIS WEEK THAT IT WOULD COMPLY WITH 'ALLRELEVANT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS' AUTHORIZING THEU.N. TO MAKE ITS OWN SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATIONWITHOUT INTERFERENCE.

"THE LATEST IRAQI MESSAGE APPEARED TO DASH HOPES THATTHE 44 BESIEGED U.N. INSPECTORS IN BAGHDAD HAD COMECLOSE TO REGAINING THEIR FREEDOM IN POSSESSION OF THEEVIDENCE THEY HAVE FOUND ABOUT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONSPROGRAM..."

--"IRAQ DEAL MAY FREE NUCLEAR INSPECTORS" (DAILYTELEGRAPH)

THE CONSERVATIVE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S HUGH DAVIES REPORTEDFROM NEW YORK: "A DEAL WAS BEING NEGOTIATED LAST NIGHTTO END THE THREE-DAY DETENTION OF 44 UNITED NATIONSINSPECTORS BY IRAQI SECURITY FORCES IN A BAGHDAD CARPARK.

"BUT IT SEEMED LIKELY TO BE AN AGONIZING PROCESS WITHPROBLEMS EMERGING OVER AT LEAST TWO IRAQI DEMANDS IN ANOFFER TO BREAK THE IMPASSE.

"IN ADDITION THERE WAS NO LET UP IN THE PROPAGANDAPRESSURE ON THE TEAM, WITH 5,000 DEMONSTRATORS FIELDEDFOR THE SECOND DAY.

"THERE WAS OPTIMISM IN NEW YORK THAT A SOLUTION WAS ATHAND. THE SECURITY COUNCIL AGREED TO AN IRAQI PROPOSALTHAT THE INSPECTORS ALLOW AUTHORITIES TO MAKE A LIST OFPAPERS THEY CONFISCATED ON TUESDAY AS LONG AS THE TEAMWAS FREED IMMEDIATELY...

"U.N. OFFICIALS HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IRAQ MAKING ANINVENTORY, BUT ARE BALKING AT A DEMAND THAT PHOTOGRAPHSAND VIDEO-TAPES BE ADDED. THE TEAM TOOK THE PICTURESAS THEY UNCOVERED SECRET FILES.

"INFORMATION ABOUT THE CACHE CAME FROM AN IRAQIDEFECTOR, U.S. SOURCES SAID. IT WAS UNCLEAR IF HE WASTHE SAME SCIENTIST WHO TOLD THE CIA OF THE LOCATION OFTWO ATOMIC WEAPONS SITES..."

--"U.N. HOPES RISE FOR N-INSPECTORS" (FINANCIAL TIMES)

THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL TIMES' MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNSREPORTED FROM NEW YORK: "HOPES ROSE LAST NIGHT FOR ANEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF THE BITTER DISPUTE BETWEENIRAQ AND THE UNITED NATIONS OVER THE DETENTION OF A

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--"DOCUMENTS MAY NAME 'NUCLEAR MASTERMIND'"(INDEPENDENT)

THE CENTRIST INDEPENDENT'S LEONARD DOYLE IN NEW YORKREPORTED: "THE UNITED NATION HOPES TO UNCOVER THEIDENTITY OF THE MYSTERIOUS MASTERMIND BEHIND IRAQ'SNUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM FOR THE DOCUMENTS ITS 44INSPECTORS ARE TENACIOUSLY HOLDING IN THE BESIEGED CARPARK IN BAGHDAD.

"THE STANDOFF DRAGGED ON LAST NIGHT, DESPITE PROGRESSMADE IN NEW YORK ON A COMPROMISE, UNDER WHICH THEINSPECTORS WILL BE FREED, WITH THE DOCUMENTS, VIDEOTAPEAND FILM, ONCE A JOINT INVENTORY OF THE ARTICLES THEYARE MOVING HAS BEEN MADE. ONLY THEN ARE THEINSPECTORS, WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING AND SLEEPING IN A BUSFOR FOUR DAYS, EXPECTED TO BE PERMITTED TO RETURN TOTHEIR HOTEL.

"THE U.N IS ALSO EXPECTED TO START HELICOPTER MISSIONSOVER IRAQ AS EARLY AS SUNDAY, FOLLOWING THE IRAQICLIMBDOWN ON THIS QUESTION BUT IT MAY NOT SEND MOREEXPERTS INTO IRAQ UNTIL ITS INSPECTORS ARE RELEASED...

"DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED BY THE NUCLEAR INSPECTORS THIS' WEEK DETAIL CONTRACTS WHICH FOREIGN COMPANIES SIGNEDWITH IRAQ, WHILE IT SECRETLY OBTAINED THE TECHNOLOGY TOMANUFACTURE HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FOR NUCLEAR BOMBS.

"BRITAIN AND FRANCE HAVE PUT PRESSURE ON THE U.N. NOTTO PUBLISH THE INFORMATION ITS INSPECTORS OBTAINED INIRAQ, IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP A VEIL OF SECRECY OVER THEDETAILS OF IRAQ'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM. THE U.S, BYCONTRAST, IS SAID TO BE IN FAVOR OF PUBLISHING THENAMES OF COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE HELPEDIRAQ'S NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM.

"DAVID KAY, THE LEADER OF THE INSPECTION TEAM, HAS BEENLOOKING FOR MONTHS ALREADY FOR THE IDENTITY OF THE MANHE CALLS THE 'MISSING MANAGER-VISIONARY' OF IRAQ'S RACETO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WARHEADS. HE IS ALSO TRYING TO .UNCOVER MORE DETAILS ABOUT IRAQ'S CLANDESTINEPROCUREMENT NETWORK THROUGHT WHICH IT ALLEGEDLYOBTAINED DESIGN INFORMATION AND PARTS FOR ADVANCED ANDHIGHLY CLASSIFIED SECOND-GENERATION CENTRIFUGETECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURED BY A EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM IN THENETHERLANDS..."

-"KURDS SEE LITTLE CHANCE OF AUTONOMY DEAL"(INDEPENDENT)

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--"WILL BUSH EVER GET THE MEASURE OF SADDAM'S EVIL?"(DAILY MAIL)

THE CONSERVATIVE TABLOID DAILY MAIL CARRIED AN ARTICLEBY "EXPERT IN MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS", JOHN LAFFIN: "WHENTHE HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY IS WRITTEN, SADDAMHUSSEIN WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE SEEN AS ITS MOSTCONSUMMATE BRINKMAN, A POLITICIAN WHO KNEW EXACTLY HOWFAR TO PUSH HIS LUCK.

"IN CONTRAST GEORGE BUSH, A LEADER WHO COMMANDS THEMOST POWERFUL MILITARY MACHINE IN HISTORY, MIGHT WELLBE SEEN AS A HUFFER AND A PUFFER, A MAN WHO PROMISEDBUT NEVER DELIVERED...

"GEORGE BUSH THREATENS MILITARY REPRISALS IF THEHAPLESS TEAM IS NOT RELEASED WITH ITS BOXES OFINFORMATION...

"ACCORDING TO A TRUSTED ANTI-SADDAM SOURCE IN BAGHDAD,IT CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT ITS MEANINGLESS, THESCIENTIFIC EQUIVALENT OF NEWSPRINT CUT, PACKED ANDWARPPED TO LOOK LIKE BANK NOTES IN A CON TRICK...

"THE REAL INFORMATION FOR WHICH THE U.N. TEAM HAS BEENSO DILIGENTLY RESEARCHING REMAINS CAREFULLY HIDDEN,WHILE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROCESS IRAQ'SNUCLEAR BLUEPRINTS AND BRING THEM TO HORRIFYING REALITYIS SAFE.

"IN ANY CASE, THE U.N. CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT SADDAM'SMOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE - THE AMOUNTS OF MONEY HE HOLDSIN SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS TO FINANCE HIS TERROR WEAPONS...

"POOR PRESIDENT BUSH. HAVING SO CONFIDENTLY CLAIMEDTHE VICTORY IN THE GULF WAR, HE NOW FINDS HIMSELFFINESSED AT EVERY TURN BY AN OPPONENT HE DESPISES.

"THE PROBLEM IS THAT HE AND HIS WHITE HOUSE ADVISERSHAVE LEARNT NOTHING ABOUT THE ARAB MIND. AMONG ARABS,A THREAT UNFULFILLED HAS ALWAYS BEEN SEEN AS A SIGN OFWEAKNESS - YET BUSH WAVES A BIG STICK FREQUENTLY ANDTHEN TAMELY LOWERS IT..."

--"TIME TO ACT AGAINST IRAQ" (EVENING STANDARDEDITORIAL)

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2. MIDDLE EAST:

--"'U.S. PLEDGES' ON PEACE BOOST ARAFAT" (GUARDIAN)

THE LIBERAL GUARDIAN'S DAVID HIRST IN ALGIERS AND IANBLACK IN JERUSALEM REPORTED: " THE PALESTINE LIBERATIONORGANIZATION CHAIRMAN, YASSER ARAFAT, AND HIS MODERATESON WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLAYED A TRUMP CARD IN THEIRCAMPAIGN TO WIN APPROVAL OF PALESTINIAN PARTICIPATIONIN THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE.

"AT A SHORT, SECRET APPEARANCE BEFORE THE PALESTINENATIONAL COUNCIL IN ALGIERS, FAISAL HUSSEINI AND HANANASHRAWI, TWO PERSONALITIES FROM THE OCCUPIEDTERRITORIES WHO HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE U.S.SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES BAKER, REPORTEDLY BROUGHT NEWSOF PROGRESS IN AMERICAN 'ASSURANCES' TO THEPALESTINIANS.

"BUT IN JERUSALEM IT EMERGED THAT MR. HUSSEINI AND MRS.ASHRAWI FACED PUNISHMENT BY THE ISRAELI AUTHORITIESAFTER THEIR TRIP...

"THE PRESENCE OF THE TWO IN ALGIERS RUBS IN THE POINTTHAT JERUSALEM WOULD LIKE TO IGNORE: THAT WHILE ITREFUSES TO DEAL WITH THE PLO, THE ORGANIZATION IS INALL BUT NAME A FULL PARTNER IN THE PEACE PROCESS..."

--"PALESTINIANS READY TO JOIN PEACE TALKS" (DAILYTELEGRAPH)

THE CONSERVATIVE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S ANTON LA GUARDIAREPORTED FROM JERUSALEM: "THE PALESTINIANPARLIAMENT-IN-EXILE WAS SAID TO BE CLOSE TO AGREEMENTON ATTENDING MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS LAST NIGHT ASISAREL THREATENED TO IMPRISON TWO SENIOR PALESTINIANREPORTED TO HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE ALGIERS MEETING...

"PALESTINIAN DELEGATES IN ALGIERS SAID THE TWOACTIVISTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO NUDGEHARDLINERS INTO SUPPORTING THE U.S.-SPONSORED PEACEPLAN DURING A CLOSED SESSION OF THE MEETING ONWEDNESADY OF MORE THAN 400 EXILED PALESTINIANS.

"REPORTS LAST NIGHT INDICATED THAT THE PLO LEADERSHIPHAD DROPPED ITS INSISTENCE ON FORMALLY NAMING THEPALESTINIAN DELEGATION. ISRAEL HAS INSISTED THE PLO

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MUST NOT BE INVOLVED IN THE TALKS, BUT THERE IS LITTLEDOUBT THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE TO GIVE ITS TACITAPPROVAL OF THE DELEGATES..."

3. ROMANIA:

--"ROMANIA'S REAL REVOLUTION" (TIMES EDITORIAL)

THE CONSERVATIVE TIMES EDITORIALIZED: "...THE'REVOLUTION WHICH NEVER HAPPENED' IN 1989 MAY NOW BE ATHAND. THE WANTON VIOLENCE OF THE MINERS, WHO EVENATTACKED THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING IN BUCHAREST, IS AREMINDER THAT THERE IS NOTHING ROMANTIC ABOUT REALREVOLUTIONS...

"AS THE GLAMOR THAT ATTACHED TO THE MAN WHO DEPOSEDCEAUCESCU WORE OFF AND HOPES OF WESTERN AID DWINDLED,MR ILIESCU HAS BEEN FORCED TO RELY ON HIS PREDECESSOR'SPOWER BASE: THE SECURITATE. RENAMED AND PURGED, LESSVISIBLE THAN UNDER CEAUSESCU, THE SECRET POLICE ISSTILL POWERFUL...

"MR. ROMAN, WHO EVEN AFTER HIS RESIGNATION STILL LEADSA CARETAKER GOVERNMENT AND SHOULD NOT YET BE WRITTENOFF, IS TYPICAL OF THE NEW ELITE. HE HAS PRESENTEDHIMSELF AS A TECHNOCRAT. HE INTRODUCED THE FRAMEWORKOF A MARKET ECONOMY, BUT RELIED TOO MUCH ON WESTERNINVESTMENT IN A FEW LARGE CONCERNS. ROMANIANS HAVELITTLE TO SHOW FOR THESE POLICIES. THE MINERS ARE BOTHDENOUNCING THE FRONT'S REFORM COMMUNISM AND DEMANDEDTHAT THEIR LIVING STANDARDS ARE PROTECTED. THE MINERSAND OTHER INDUSTRIAL WORKERS SENSE THAT THE LAST TWOYEARS HAVE BEEN A TRANSITIONAL PHASE BETWEEN COMMUNISMAND CAPITALISM. BUT THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO REALIZE THATTRULY RADICAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO STOP SUBSIDIZINGTHEM.

"THE OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE LED BY ELDERLY DISSIDENTSAND EXILES SUCH AS CORNELIU COPOSU AND ION RATIU, MENOF INTEGRITY BUT WITHOUT CHARISMA. THEY ARE UNLIKELYTO JOIN A GRAND COALITION TO SAVE MR. ILIESCU, BUTWITHOUT NEW ELECTIONS THEY LACK THE POWER BASE TOGOVERN IN HIS PLACE. ROMAN DESPERATELY NEEDS POLITICALSTABILITY, BUT WILL ONLY FIND IT ONCE THE RELICS OF THECEAUSESCU EAR GIVE WAY TO A COALITION OF THETECHNOCRATS AND THE OPPOSITION, UNDER A HEAD OF STATEWHO IS BOTH ABOVE THE PARTIES AND BEYOND REPROACH."

--"THE MINERS' REBELLION" (GUARDIAN EDITORIAL)

THE LIBERAL GUARDIAN EDITORIALIZED: "...THIS FRESHROMANIAN CRISIS (IN TRUTH, IT NEVER WENT AWAY ALTHOUGHOUR ATTENTION WAS TURNED ELSEWHERE) HAS MUCH BROADERIMPLICATIONS FOR EASTERN EUROPE...

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"WITH 160 PERCENT INFLATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AMILLION UNEMPLOYED BEFORE LONG, THE PRESSURE FOREXTREME SOLUTIONS WILL GROW. POLITICALLY THIS HASALREADY BEEN FELT IN THE REVIVAL OF ETHNIC TENSIONS ANDANTI-SEMITISM. THE RIGHT-WING PRESS IS CLAIMING THATTHERE ARE TOO MANY JEWS IN GOVERNMENT. BOTH THEHUNGARIAN MINORITY AND THE THREE MILLION ROMANIANGYPSIES HAVE BEEN TARGETS. NOTHING CAN DIMINISH THETRIUMPH OF POPULAR POWER WHICH REMOVED NICOLAE CEASESCUFROM THE SCENE, BUT THE OLD CATEGORIES HAVE NOW BEENROUNDLY OVERTAKEN. RAMPAGING, OR RAGING, THE MINERSARE NOT THE SOLUTIONS. NEITHER IS THE REMOVAL OF MR.ROMAN, OR ANYONE ELSE, THE SALVATION FOR A COUNTRYGRIPPED BY LARGER FORCES WE FEAR, BUT CANNOT YETADEQUATELY NAME."

--"MINERS STRIKE AGAIN" (DAILY TELEGRAPH EDITORIAL)

THE CONSERVATIVE DAILY TELEGRAPH EDITORIALIZED: "THEGENIE UNBOTTLED IN SUPPORT OF THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENTLAST SUMMER HAS RETURNED TO PLAGUE IT. THEN, PRESIDENTION ILIESCU WAS HAPPY TO CONDONE VIOLENT ATTACKS BY THEMINERS ON HIS OPPONENTS. NOW, THOSE SAME MINERS HAVEFORCED HIS PIME MINISTER, PETRE ROMAN AND HISGOVERNMENT, TO RESIGN AND ARE CALLING FOR THE PRESIDENTTO FOLLOW SUIT. THE ILIESCU REGIME HAS NEVER ENJOYEDMUCH SUPPORT IN THE WEST, WHERE IT IS SEEN AS HAVINGHIJACKED THE POPULAR REVOLT AGAINST THE CEAUSESCUS INFAVOR OF DISAFFECTED COMMUNISTS AND MILITARY LEADERS...

"ONCE AGAIN, IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT GOVERNMENTS LACKINGOVERWHELMING POPULAR SUPPORT HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OFIMPLEMENTING RADICAL ECONOMIC POLICY.

"THE RIOTING IN BUCHAREST THIS WEEK ALSO STEMS FROM MR.ROMAN'S FAILURE TO SEE HIS PAINFUL REFORMS TO THEELECTORATE. HE NOW SEEMS DESTINED TO JOIN THOSE INEASTERN EUROPE WHO PRESIDED OVER THE TRANSITION BETWEENCOMMUNIST RULE AND SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH IN HIS CASETHE LOSS WILL BE DAMAGING RATHER THAN BENEFICIAL.FEWER TEARS NEED BE SHED OVER PRESIDENT ILIESCU IF HEFALLS VICTIM TO THE MOB." COURTNEY##

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