What is Vladimir V. Putin up to? Recently, an unofficial emissary of the Russian President has been signaling the White House that Putin is unlikely to resist U. S. efforts to remove Iraq's Saddam Hussein from power so long as Russia's interests in the oil-rich country are protected in a post-Saddam regime. Yet on Aug. 17, Washington was irritated to learn Moscow is considering a multibillion 10-year pact to widen economic cooperation with Saddam.
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