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...evaluate my expectation of enjoying a better relationship with them after reading Lemann's Essay. It was enlightening news that I very much appreciate. Bata Yahaya Mshelia Borno, Nigeria A Man in Demand Re "Can he make peace bloom?" [March 20]: it is crucial that U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad succeed in persuading Iraq's sectarian leaders to revive the political process so the new government can focus on rebuilding the country. The Iraqi people are losing patience with the lack of security and stability. Right now they are without a functioning government, one that can provide public services...
...vouch for his lack of involvement in 9/11 and hold an Arab summit. The idea, apparently, was to try to show solidarity with the U.S. and other U.S.-friendly Arab regimes. "The Sudanese and Libyans sounded very afraid to their Egyptian and other interlocutors," the cable says. The Sudanese ambassador "had a quivering voice" in a call to the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs, the cable says, and Sudanese president Bashir's message to Mubarak "was more an urgent plea for help than a reasoned discussion.... The Sudanese still seemed to believe themselves a likely target...
...because the weather had grounded the US military Blackhawk fleet, boarded an armored SUV and drove into city along the notoriously perilous airport road. At one point they were slowed by a traffic blockage. They went straight to meetings that continued into dinner with Iraqi leaders at U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad?s residence. The sound of an exploding mortar round that had been lobbed over the green zone?s walls disrupted conversations that were, by all accounts, serious and intense...
...Iran is a country that is allergic to pressure and threats and intimidation." JAVAD ZARIF, Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution urging Iran to suspend its uranium-enrichment activities within 30 days or else face further action from the international community...
...calls for greater Sunni share of power, Shi'ite leaders accuse Washington of rewarding terrorism; when it moves to talk with Tehran, the Sunnis in Iraq and in friendly Arab capitals are incensed at the idea of Iran's influence in Iraq being formalized. As long as U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is able to balance the fallout and bruised feelings, the strategy may appear viable. But the Shi'ites constitute almost two thirds of Iraq's population, and if their mounting anger at the U.S. translates into a challenge on the streets, the U.S. presence in Iraq may become untenable...