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1、PoliticsthisweekApr4th2007FromTheEconomistprinteditionTortuousdiplomacycontinuedinanefforttofree15BritishsailorsandmarinescapturedrecentlybyIran,whichsaidtheyhadtrespassedintoIranianwatersatthetopofthePersianGulf.Britain,whichdeniedthecharge,saidithasproposeddirecttalkswit
2、hIran.SeearticleFollowingathreatfromKurdishmembersofIraq'sparliamenttoleavetheunitygovernment,aplanwasagreedupontooffercompensationandlandinIraq'sArabsouthforArabswillingtoleavethedisputedcityofKirkuk,whichKurdswanttoincludeintheirregion.SeearticleIraq'smostinfluentialcler
3、ic,GrandAyatollahAlial-Sistani,whohasbeennotablyquieterinthepastyearorso,seemedtorejecttheunitygovernment'splantoallowmembersofSaddamHussein'sBaathPartybackintopublicservice.SunniArabssaythismayhamperShia-Sunnireconciliation.NancyPelosi,theDemocraticspeakerofAmerica'sHouse
4、ofRepresentatives,defiedPresidentGeorgeBushbymakingacontroversialvisittoSyria,acountrytheBushadministrationhassoughttoostracise.SeearticleIsrael'sprimeminister,EhudOlmert,suggestedholdingtalkswithSaudiArabiaontheArabLeague'splan,relaunchedlastweek,fornormalisingrelationswi
5、thIsrael.TheArabLeague'ssecretary-general,AmrMoussa,dismissedthecommentsasacallfora“free-of-chargenormalisation”,whileaSaudiofficialsaidthatIsraelwouldhavetoaccepttheplan'sprinciplesbeforetalkscouldbeheld.SouthernAfricanleaders,meetinginTanzaniatodiscussconditionsinZimbabw
6、e,askedSouthAfrica'sPresidentThaboMbekitomediatebetweenZimbabwe'soppositionanditspresident,RobertMugabe,whomtheyrefusedtocriticise.InZimbabweitself,therulingpartysaidMrMugabewouldbeitscandidateagaininnextyear'spresidentialelection.SeearticleTheUnitedNationssaidthatabout47,
7、000peoplehadfledMogadishuinthepasttwoweeksafterfightingflaredintheSomalicapital,killingabout400people,mostofthemcivilians.SeearticleBuilttolast?FormerMaoistinsurgentsinNepaljoinedaninterimgovernmentincoalitionwithsevenmainstreamparties,animportantlandmarkinthepeaceprocess.
8、TheMaoiststookfiveoutof21cabinetposts,includingthedepartmentsofinformationandlocaldevelop
