European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 28 2007 stars and stripes pages Khalil Zad says he held talks with insurgents stars and stripes the outgoing us ambassador to Iraq met with men he believed represented major insurgent groups in a bid to move from Vio Lence to politics he said in an interview with the new York times published on monday Zalma Khalil Zad is the first american official to acknowledge holding talks with insurgent groups which seemed at Odds with the Public position of some meetings an attempt to pull them away from Al Aida Bush administration officials that the United states does not negotiate with insurgents the times report read according to Khalil Zad the meetings began in Early 2006 and were sometimes held in neighbor ing Jordan representatives of in surgent groups called the islamic army of Iraq and the 1920 Revo Lution brigades were among those he met the times said that Khalil Zad declined to detail the meetings but that other officials said they had ended by the summer us officials have acknowledged on background that meetings with insurgents began in late 2005 but that was never confirmed in the times interview Kha lil Zad also repeated his View that the american and iraqi govern ments should consider granting amnesty to insurgents this is something that we and iraqis the government will do to Gether and there Are various types of amnesties but the fundamental Point the goal of bringing the War to an end the most important tribute we could pay to our soldiers who have lost their lives Here would be that the cause they fought for would be embraced and accepted by their former enemies by those who fought them he was quoted As saying Khalil Zad leaves his Iraq Post this week to become us Ambas Sador to the United nations he is being allowed by Ryan Crocker who most recently served As ambassador to Pakistan the associated press contributed to this report 2 killed in clashes sparked by attack on sunni mosque Bykin Gamel the associated press Baghdad authorities in Iskandar Riyadh 30 Miles South of Baghdad imposed an indefinite curfew after two people were killed and two others wounded in sectarian clashes sparked by an attack monday by suspected shiite militants on a sunni mosque police said iraqi and us forces sealed off the area where the mosque is located but clashes erupted elsewhere in the town the mosque was slightly damaged by rocket propelled grenades fired by the assailants in Mahaleel a mainly shiite town 35 Miles South of Baghdad a bomb planted near a sunni mosque went off monday morning damaging the building but Caus ing no casualties police said the targeting of the mosques came one Day after suspected shiite militants at tacked a sunni mosque in Hasa a town near both Iskandar Yah and Mahaleel the attack was in apparent retaliation for a suicide truck bombing against a shiite mosque that killed 11 people on saturday also in Hasa aides to prime minister Nouri Almalik have said that Washington has signalled that he must make Progress on a series of Benchmark legislative and political Mea sures by june 30 or face a withdrawal of american support for his government the United states has denied making the threat but departing us ambassador Zal May Khalil Zad was Clear monday that Almalik was under heavy us pressure to move rapidly on several issues especially a Law that would provide a fair distribution of iraqi Oil wealth among All ethnic and sectarian groups a measure that is especially important to the White House he also said the iraqis need to act on political and sectarian reconciliation Between sunnis and shiites and on amending the Constitution to make it More palatable to the sunnis despite repeated promises of Quick action from the iraqis and heavy pres sure from the americans those measures still await action in parliament Hadi an iraqi policeman stands at the site of a car bombing monday in Central Baghdad two people were killed and four were wounded in the bombing Fol Mem inc  to will Tel for ill Seoul ap36 i Okinawa Hon Kong aps 5 Singapore Oul of i no Cine or Roll got kilo Wilh 5 top Yon Tox and tuck not included s Guam round trip ap3 Honolulu direct 1 City ap7 s491 f 414 Days package Dert him 3 10 11 april h Day day1 mom to Calm of 2nibhts Hoto i co day2 Arr Cairns Transfer to City Center free time day313 my by quid by f 4days day414 free Transfer City to Airport ask our staff How to survive in Cairns adult kids sri log break last minutes private tour Dep 515 april day1 arrive Beijing day2 climb the Wall Days City tour day4 free Day Days Back to Nikita 57 id day1 arrive Shuket day23 free time day4 arrive Bangkok days6 freetime Day depart Bangkok Dep 7 8 9 april day1 arrive Honolulu day23 free Day oay4 Fly to Japan Days Back Monarita m a june tour information Jon a Homepage air m nights hotel Guam 5days important