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...delay spawned a belief in some quarters that the University gave credence to the far-fetched arguments that were offered to excuse the Zayed family,” Levenson wrote. “Fortunately, it now seems that such was never really the case...
...uninformed visitor to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia would be excused for thinking that Bill Clinton and Tony Blair were the ones on trial. The pugnacious Milosevic claims he was defending his country against illegal interventions by the U.S. and NATO. He has sought delay at every turn. With high blood pressure putting him at risk of a heart attack, he continually demands more time to rest. The judges have finally called his bluff and threatened to hand the defense over to court-appointed lawyers. Faced with losing his best chance to grandstand, the Serbian strongman...
...promised tough measures in its pursuit, even suggesting that his government may adopt emergency measures akin to martial law, such as curfews and bans on demonstrations, in the hope of suppressing violence. Last week, the Prime Minister even suggested that the security crisis could force a delay in the election, although on Monday he retracted, insisting that his government will hold elections on January 2. Even though the ongoing violence - and the tough measures Allawi has promised to deal with it - are not conducive to holding a successful election, any move to delay a vote may provoke on a crisis...
...poll, particularly because Sistani and the parties close to him are under pressure among ordinary Shi'ites as a result of the challenge of the more radical element led by Moqtada Sadr. If elections are held on schedule, he'll feel his caution was vindicated. If there's a delay, Sistani will be caught between pressure to act and a fear that the path of confrontation could bring protracted chaos and result in the breakup of Iraq...
...give without alienating the most important Shi'ite leaders. Given the security situation, and also the fact that many of the key leaders of the new government have little reason to expect that they'd be returned to power by the voters, the temptation may arise to delay the election. But the security crisis that could be sparked by such a move might function as a restraint. Instead, the new government may be hoping that if tough measures restore a modicum of security in Iraqis' lives, they may be inclined to vote for the incumbents come next January...