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...Keep an eye on sciri during the coming weeks. "[It's] a problem," says a senior diplomat from one of Iraq's neighboring countries. "They want as much power as they can get, which is understandable-but potentially disastrous ... We believe Khalilzad is the best person you have sent to Iraq. He speaks to all sides and doesn't have an ideological agenda. But there may come a time when Khalilzad will need support, when worldwide pressure on the Shi'ite will be necessary...
...Mexican government has denied its military was involved, and its top diplomat even suggested the men could have been Americans wearing Mexican uniforms. But Mexico City has also ordered an investigation, and told all Army units to stay two kilometers, about a mile, back from the border. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is running for reelection, has ordered his own inquiry. "This is not the first such incident," a spokesman for Gov. Perry said, while acknowledging that it is not clear the uniformed men were members of the Mexican Army. Lately Perry has been sounding alarms about the border...
...insisting that a Palestinian government be guided by the principles of non-violence and a recognition of Israel, some European officials see allowing for some wiggle room as the prudent course. "We gain nothing at this point from making this a matter of black and white," says one European diplomat. "Of course Hamas is a terrorist organization, but cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority would play straight into the hands of the extremists among them." The diplomat suggested that there were possibly important differences, for instance, between the EU's relationship with full members of Hamas as opposed...
...business travelers and intrepid tourists who make the journey can at least stop worrying about finding a decent place to stay in the capital, Kabul. The city has unveiled its first luxury accommodation, the Kabul Serena Hotel (serenahotels.com), offering a sorely needed alternative to those somewhat disheveled media and diplomat haunts, the Intercontinental and the Mustafa, as well as to the dilapidated guesthouses where many visitors have had to hole up. Costing $35 million to build, the Serena was erected over the shell of the old Kabul Hotel, destroyed in the civil war. The new property is a sealed world...
...province of Helmand, and that the current British deployment in Afghanistan would rise from 1,000 today to 5,700 in the years to come. Canada has agreed to send 2,200 new troops to the south as well, a decision apparently unshaken by the death of a Canadian diplomat and serious injury to three soldiers by a suicide bomber on Jan. 15. The Dutch government has tried to build in some protection against critics. It secured assurances from Nato that allies would come to their aid in the case of serious escalation. It also stipulated that any prisoners Dutch...