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- <title>
- Jan. 15, 1990: World Notes:Iraq
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Jan. 15, 1990 Antarctica
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- WORLD, Page 43
- World Notes
- IRAQ
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p>Lonesome in Baghdad
- </p>
- <p> All leaders know it is lonely at the top, but Iraqi
- President Saddam Hussein has been feeling more isolated than
- most lately. His moves to block an Arab League plan to halt the
- carnage in Lebanon and his decision to test two long-range
- missiles have angered neighbors. Moreover, his efforts to
- rebuild Iraq's economy are foundering.
- </p>
- <p> Last week, following Iran's release of 50 ailing Iraqi
- prisoners of war, Saddam unveiled a three-point plan to revive
- peace negotiations with Iran, which have been stalled since
- 1988. In addition to the release of ill POWs, Saddam proposed
- direct Iran-Iraq talks and the resumption of airline flights
- between Baghdad and Tehran. Iran dismissed the proposals as "a
- new campaign of public deception."
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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