Iraq Tests UNSCOM

Rolf Ekeus, the dogged executive chairman of UNSCOM, has made clear that he does not regard his task as finished in Iraq. Nonetheless, six years of confrontation with the Iraqi government was too much for him and he is moving to what will undoubtedly be a more rewarding job this July. As with the departures of Thatcher, Bush and Major from office, Saddam Hussein is once again revelling in what he portrays as the downfall of his Western enemies.