Simon Tisdall
Monday June 26, 2006 The Guardian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the latest in a long line of American bogeymen: Libya's Colonel Gadafy, Panama's Manuel Noriega, Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida's Osama bin Laden, to name a few.
But by casting Iran's president in the prime target role of maverick evildoer, the Bush administration ignores the complex forces that brought him to power last year and his previously unsuspected political skills, both supporters and critics say. As domestic opponents have already discovered, underestimating Mr Ahmadinejad is tempting - and foolish. |
Last Updated Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:51:09 EDT
CBC News The United States called on both sides to remain calm while Israeli troops, tanks and helicopter gunships were poised on Tuesday for an assault across the Gaza Strip border as diplomatic efforts languished in the attempt to secure the release of an Israeli soldier abducted by Palestinian militants.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel to "give diplomacy a chance" in dealing with the crisis. |
BBC
Tuesday, 27 June 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has refused to release any Palestinian prisoners in exchange for information about an abducted Israeli soldier.
He was responding to a demand from three militant groups that women and youths be freed from Israeli jails in return for news on Gilad Shalit. Those making the demand included the armed wing of governing party Hamas. Mr Olmert also threatened military action to free the soldier seized in clashes on the Gaza border on Sunday. |
By Haaretz Service
23:17 26/06/2006 |
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