Analysis: Uneasy Neighbours
For different reasons, the Gulf states find reasons to worry about the grand designs of both Saddam Hussein and George Bush.
For different reasons, the Gulf states find reasons to worry about the grand designs of both Saddam Hussein and George Bush.
Regime change is not enough - a sustained programme of de-Ba'athification is essential to rid Iraq of the influence of the ruling party and its functionaries.
A Baghdad diarist is indeed "shocked" by US war plans to dominate Iraq.
Kurds in northern Iraq are once again at risk from conflict, but hope for a change of regime in Baghdad.
Mobilisation gathers pace, as jockeying over disarmament and diplomacy continue
While officially against the war, most Gulf states are providing various levels of assistance to US troops in the region.
Kurdish and US sources report Iraqi forces mobilizing at the frontiers of the Kurdish-controlled areas.
Given the huge risks, Riyadh will defer its decision on supporting a US-led war until the final moment.
Turkey is pressing the United States for guarantees to block a Kurdish federal entity in northern Iraq.
Exiles support a UN-led transitional authority and an independent Iraqi executive authority.