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Arab leaders were mostly tending to yesterday's news (Israel) during their week end summit in Sirte, Libya -- but today's main issue (Iran) kept creeping in. Sure, on the surface the summit was all about Israel: The hardliners, including the Libyan host, attempted to dissuade the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, from entering into negotiations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to return to "armed struggle" instead. Western-backed "moderates" called for America to pressure Israel for further concessions, to make it easier for Abbas to restart talks with Jerusalem. But while Libya's "eternal colonel," Moammar Khadafy, poses as "king...

This in from al-Reuters:Iraqi and U.S. troops battled Shi’ite militiamen in a village northeast of Baghdad on Thursday...Iraqi security officials said IRANIAN FIGHTERS HAD BEEN CAPTURED IN THE FIGHTING (emphasis added)...The U.S. military had no immediate comment.In recent days there have been several stories further documenting the Iranian role in the terror war in Iraq, especially in the south, where Tehran has been working assiduously for several years to create a regional Islamic republic. So the al-Reuters report should not be a surprise.But it gives us the opportunity to reflect on three serious questions, none of which has been sufficiently...