David Prycejones

Nothing to lose but their chains

issue 28 September 2002

A war against Iraq might destabilise the Middle East, says David Pryce-Jones, but that is precisely what the region needs

Iraq may soon be liberated. The Americans are building bases and runways in the Middle East, airlifting men and supplies, and passing the resolutions in Congress necessary to take military action.

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