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...superficial show of protest at Libya's reaction to al-Megrahi's release, rather than a sign of a rift between Libya and the West. "This is a significant country with an unusual leader, who uses his wealth to conjure up influence in places like Africa," says Richard Dalton, who was Britian's ambassador to Libya until 2002 and is now a fellow at the London think tank Chatham House. For the West, he says, Gaddafi is "much better to work with than to shun. He's shown himself reliable on the important issues...
...Richard Dalton is a former British ambassador to Iran and a fellow at Chatham House...
...longer term, the question could be less about how Europe responds to Iran, and more about how Iran tries to woo back Europe. "Iran is lashing out and fabricating various allegations. But this will harm Iran more than it harms the E.U.," says Sir Richard Dalton, associate fellow at the international-affairs institute Chatham House in London. Dalton believes that behind Iran's prickly attitude is insecurity about the country's relative weakness compared to the E.U. "Iran needs Europe - it needs the trade, it needs support in international organizations and it needs to maintain a strong image...
...same event, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said, "The alternative would have been a devastating blow to Ontario families and communities." GM Canada annually buys about $7.2 billion worth of parts from Ontario suppliers, who employ 45,000 workers. These and spin-off jobs would have also been jeopardized by the failure of GM Canada...
...Ottawa and the Ontario government are contributing a total of $3.2 billion in loans to keep Chrysler Canada alive, including $850 million extended to the ailing automaker at the beginning of the year. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty have characterized the Canadian contribution as proportional to the $12 billion in emergency loans that the Obama Administration has made available to Chrysler LLC, now under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (See the worst business deals...