Taking Assad's Pulse.(Syrian president Hafez Assad)(Brief Article) Newsweek International | March 8, 1999| | COPYRIGHT 1999 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The recluse of Damascus starred in Amman because a dynasty hangs on the state of his health

Hafez Assad had become the Mideast's invisible man. After being assiduously courted by former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher during Bill Clinton's first term, he had been all but ignored by Christopher's successor, Madeleine Albright. Among Arab leaders, the spotlight was on Saddam Hussein and Yasir Arafat. That made for high drama Feb. 8, when Assad, who rarely leaves his palace on a hill overlooking Damascus, turned up in Amman for the funeral of a longtime ...

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