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...summits last week also happened because of pressure from Arab leaders. A month after the President's speech, King Abdullah of Jordan and his Foreign Minister, Marwan Muasher, went to Washington to plead with Bush to follow up his words with a plan. Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Adviser, rejected the idea. But in the Oval Office, King Abdullah and Muasher appealed directly to the President. The parties needed a guide, Muasher told Bush, to reach the goals laid out in his speech. "Sounds like a good idea to me," Bush replied. Suddenly the road map was born...
...Arab leaders to join the coalition against Iraq, Bush swore that in return for their support he would dedicate himself to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Aides say Bush believes that without the support of Britain's Tony Blair and the tacit acceptance of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah, war against Saddam Hussein might not have been possible. "When he needed their help, he made these guys a promise," a senior adviser to the President says. "It sounds like spin, but he takes that stuff seriously...
...Thaksin's change of heart was fortuitously timed. Last week's arrest of the three Thai nationals?medical doctor Waemahadi Wae-dao, 41, Islamic teacher Maisuri Haji Abdullah, 50, and his son Muyahi Haji Doloh, 21?took place on the eve of Thaksin's meeting with Bush in Washington. During the meeting Thaksin promised Bush full cooperation in the war against terrorism. "There is no longer any ambiguity in our policy," says Prapat. "We are now involved...
...recent months, Abdullah has been holding more town meetings, unprecedented in the Kingdom, with prominent groups of Saudis, including intellectuals, civic leaders and minority Shiite Muslims. The government has also begun creating professional unions as a step toward participation in civil society. Even elections, still almost unthinkable in a country ruled by a family dynasty for a century, are on the table. One Western diplomat calls it all the "Riyadh Spring," likening developments to the wave of political liberalism that flowered in communist-ruled Prague in the late 1960s...
...After a hesitant start, Jordan's King Abdullah II seems to be finding his way along the reform path. Long-delayed parliamentary elections are due to take place next month, offering a chance for Jordan to begin creating a more inclusive political system...