11.  Meanwhile, Iraq claimed victory in its latest showdown with the United States.

12.  Now this latest showdown between the Americans and Russians is strictly about competition on ice.

13.  President Saddam Hussein of Iraq still remains in power and even emerged stronger after his latest showdown with the United States.

14.  The match was the latest personal showdown for the two storied clubs.

15.  The United States and Britain have amassed a force in the Gulf to pressure Iraq into compliance in the latest showdown.

16.  Iraq fired missiles at Allied aircraft over the north of the country on Wednesday and over southern Iraq on Thursday, triggering the latest showdown with the United States.

17.  Jordan, which paid a heavy price for its sympathy with Iraq in the first Gulf crisis, has taken a firm stand in the latest showdown over Kuwait.