Word: ultimatum
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Colin Powell will soon meet with Yasir Arafat, who holds the singular distinction of being the only sponsor of terrorism to have won a Nobel Peace Prize. If I may be so bold as to give counsel to a secretary of state, I propose that Powell issue the following ultimatum...
...matter what Saudi leaders do, the United States must latch onto this glimmer of hope. President George W. Bush and the State Department must be actively involved in these discussions. They must ensure that the plan does not devolve into an unreasonable ultimatum hoisted upon unwilling parties. And before anyone can move forward, all leaders in the Middle East-especially Yassir Arafat and Ariel Sharon—must do everything in their power to stop the spiral of violence that continues to engulf the region...
...Given a "with us or against us" ultimatum by the Bush administration last fall, Musharraf sided with the U.S. and embarked on a risky campaign to save his country from its two-decade drift towards Islamic extremism and economic collapse. He offered the U.S. military bases and intelligence support to wage war on the Taliban and stared down the resulting domestic Islamist backlash. Recognizing that the rot of extremism ran to the highest levels of his military and intelligence services, he risked alienating the institutions that had brought him to power by purging a number of Taliban supporters from...
...after encountering an impasse in their relationship. After the audience offers advice to the couple, they vote on whether the aggrieved member of the relationship should Talk or Walk. Last week, Katie brought her “zombie-vampire-gothic” boyfriend Jeff onto the show with an ultimatum: kinkify their sex life—or else. Jeff, who prefers “old-school missionary position sex,” finds Katie’s proposals and past performances outrageous. In addition to stabbing Jeff with an earring in a fit of passion, Katie has unscrewed hot light...
...activist during the battles for independence. As the rest of southern Africa looked anxiously on, Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he would push for Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth at the heads of government meeting scheduled to take place in March. The E.U. gave Harare an ultimatum: accept foreign media and international monitors within a week, but it did not threaten sanctions. Zimbabwe has said it will only accept observers, not monitors...