The officers' sojourn in South Africa has become perhaps the single most important factor affecting relations between the two governments. By Stefaans Brummer. As the fourth year of closed-door negotiations on the Biological Weapons Convention begins, it is becoming clear that Saddam Hussein is far from alone in holding out on biological weapons. By Elizabeth Olson. In daily life for seven years, people here in Iraq have paid a very real human cost.
Millions lack enough food and medicine.
Death rates, especially for children, have risen dramatically. By Scott Peterson. Amid worldwide debate over the effectiveness of bombing as a means to pressure Saddam Hussein, experts say the US and its allies are overlooking a weapon of unlimited power that could help turn the tide against the Iraqi leader. International law specialists and human rights activists say the US could deliver a blow far more damaging to the Iraqi leader than any bomb, short of a direct hit on Saddam's Baghdad residence du jour. By Warren Richey.