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Revue <strong>de</strong> Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro<br />
<strong>de</strong> la Prensa-Basm Öz<strong>et</strong>i<br />
Erdogan are sincere in asserting that<br />
they have no political motive, fundamentalists<br />
are qui<strong>et</strong>ly rejoicing at the<br />
political flfestorm they have sparked.<br />
"The head scarf is a symbol which<br />
represents an i<strong>de</strong>ology, tt said Toker<br />
Dereli, an economics professor and<br />
member of the administrative board at<br />
Istanbul University. "Many people who<br />
like to see the scarves would also like to<br />
see a regime like the one in Iran. That<br />
suggests a totalitarian approach. "<br />
• Ciller Escapes Prosecution<br />
It's Time for America to Prepare<br />
An Endgame Plan for Iraq<br />
W<br />
ASHINGTON - Iraq By Judith Kipper<br />
appears to have been<br />
nor succee<strong>de</strong>d in removing<br />
tested successfully in the initial<br />
implementation of the<br />
him from power, and it is unlikely<br />
to do so in the future.<br />
agreement negotiated by the<br />
What is necessary now is to<br />
UN secr<strong>et</strong>ary-general with<br />
continue to disarm Iraq according<br />
to UN sanctions and,<br />
Saddam Hussein.<br />
This is a positive step<br />
at the same time, to politically<br />
provi<strong>de</strong>d that the agreement<br />
entangle Baghdad in legally<br />
is strictly implemented without<br />
either politicizing or di-<br />
binding _.and, .guaranteed<br />
agreements supported by the<br />
minishing the integrity of the<br />
international community that<br />
United Nations Special Commission,<br />
or Unscom.<br />
will prevent other Iraqi adventures.<br />
The Iraq sanctions crisis is<br />
Washington ought to send<br />
not over, but it is evi<strong>de</strong>nt that<br />
managing the crisis has become<br />
extremely difficult for<br />
a strong message to Saddam<br />
<strong>de</strong>claring clearly that when<br />
and if Iraq is certified in compliance<br />
by Unscom, the<br />
the United States.<br />
The urgent policy question<br />
for Washington is how to <strong>de</strong>velop<br />
an endgame strategy<br />
United States will be the first<br />
to advocate lifting sanctions.<br />
for the inevitable acceleration<br />
But there is a price the Iraqi<br />
of the lifting of sanctions and<br />
lea<strong>de</strong>r must pay.<br />
for the potential rehabilitation<br />
Some of the key elements<br />
of a U.S.-sponsored package<br />
of Saddam Hussein.<br />
The goal must be to normalize<br />
Iraq as much as pos-<br />
<strong>de</strong>al that Saddam Hussein<br />
cannot be allowed to refuse<br />
sible while severely and permanently<br />
limiting Saddam's<br />
inclu<strong>de</strong>:<br />
• Iraq's signed agreement<br />
dangerous behavior.<br />
that any outstanding disputes<br />
Every crisis Saddam Hussein<br />
creates contributes to his<br />
with Kuwait or any other state<br />
will be resolved by peaceful<br />
international rehabilitation. means.<br />
This aura of acceptability that<br />
• An agreement by Iraq of<br />
has <strong>de</strong>veloped around Saddam;<br />
the reluctance of the international<br />
community to back<br />
the use of force; the absence of<br />
a U.S. strategy about what<br />
comes next, and the virtual<br />
collapse of the U.S.-sponsored<br />
Arab-Israeli peace process -<br />
all this leaves a vacuum in<br />
which Saddam can manipulate<br />
the international community.<br />
This creates a potentially<br />
extremely dangerous situation<br />
because Saddam Hussein<br />
remains the strongman in<br />
the Arab world and a threat to<br />
Iraq's neighbors.<br />
The U.S. policy of pressure,<br />
threats to use force and<br />
occasional use of force have<br />
had only limited success in the<br />
last seven years. Even with<br />
strict sanctions and the use of<br />
military force against Iraq,<br />
Saddam's grip on power remains<br />
strong. U.S. policy has<br />
neither changed his behavior<br />
nonbelligerency to guarantee<br />
Kuwait's sovereignty and territorial<br />
integrity and noninterference<br />
in the internal affairs<br />
of its neighbors.<br />
• An agreement that conventional<br />
<strong>de</strong>fensive forces in<br />
Iraq will be rebuilt only un<strong>de</strong>r<br />
the close supervision of the<br />
international community.<br />
• An agreement that Iraq<br />
will continue to be contained<br />
and monitored militarily.<br />
• A full and permanent<br />
peace treaty with Israel. As<br />
part of that treaty, Iraq wi~l<br />
build a pipeline to the !sraeh-<br />
Jordanian port of Eilat-Aqaba<br />
that will significantly benefit<br />
Iraq's economy by providing<br />
a much nee<strong>de</strong>d route for the<br />
export of Iraqi oil.<br />
• An agreement that Iraq<br />
will create an international<br />
fund for its reconstruction and<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment with a fIXedpercentage<br />
of Iraqi oil revenues<br />
after sanctions are lifted.<br />
• An agreement that Iraq<br />
will res<strong>et</strong>tle Palestinian refugees<br />
from Lebanon as part of<br />
the labor force that will be<br />
required to rebuild the country.<br />
., b<br />
Saddam Husl>em1S a rute<br />
who can no longer be allowed<br />
to <strong>de</strong>termine the life of the<br />
Iraqi people or the future of<br />
Iraq.<br />
By KAI. in '!la' F.c.nnomilt (I.ondon), CAW Syndic.'I1I",<br />
Turkey' s appeals court ruled Tuesday<br />
that former Prime Minister Tansu Ciller<br />
could not be prosecuted on the basis of<br />
an allegation that she misused a govemment<br />
slush fund, Reuters reported ..<br />
Prosecutors had objected in January to a<br />
previous appeals court. <strong>de</strong>cision that appeared<br />
to exonerate Mrs. Ciller from<br />
claims that she gave three embezzlers<br />
money from the fund to aid her conservative<br />
True Path Party.<br />
Iraq's geopolitical position<br />
and its vast oil resources make<br />
it one of the most important<br />
countries in the Middle East.<br />
Its economic <strong>de</strong>velopment is<br />
critical not only for the Iraqi<br />
people but for the region.<br />
The reconstruction and <strong>de</strong>velopment<br />
of an Iraq whose<br />
lea<strong>de</strong>r can never be trusted<br />
but who has been tamed<br />
would create a much nee<strong>de</strong>d<br />
economic boom in the area<br />
and significantly contribute to<br />
stability in this vital region.<br />
The tension in the area over<br />
Iraq would be lessened and the<br />
stagnating Arab-Israeli peace<br />
process prod<strong>de</strong>d, creating a<br />
new geopoliticallandscapc.<br />
If Saddam refuses to pay<br />
what is a reasonable price for<br />
his own survival, there can be<br />
no doubt that all means will<br />
have to be used to control him<br />
and to ultimately remove him<br />
from power.<br />
The choice must be put<br />
clearly in front of him while<br />
Unscom continues its work<br />
and before sanctions are lifted.<br />
Now that the current crisis<br />
has been resolved diplomatically.<br />
the situation <strong>de</strong>mands<br />
that the Clinton administration<br />
<strong>de</strong>velop a strategy for the<br />
long-term outcome. This is<br />
the only way the United<br />
States can hope to protect its<br />
seriously threatened regional<br />
interests in the Middle East.<br />
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