Wednesday, July 25, 2007

DAR AL HARB/ISLAM - U.S.A./IRAQ: BUSH & MALIKI DISCUSS RELIGION DURING THEIR BIWEEKLY VIDEO CONFERENCES

Bush's Frequent Talks with Iraqi PM Touch on Religion: Report

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush confers via video link at least every two weeks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and sometimes the talks focus on their mutual faith in God, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

"They talk about the challenges they face being leaders," an unnamed US official who has attended the meetings told the Times.

"They, of course, also share a faith in God."

The official would not elaborate on the extent of the two leaders' religious discussions, but told the paper: "It is an issue that comes up between two men who are believers in difficult times, who are being challenged."

In talks often lasting more than an hour, the two have discussed leadership and democracy, the deployment of troops and their own domestic difficulties, the paper wrote.

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Pertinent Links:

1) Bush's Frequent Talks with Iraqi PM Touch on Religion: Report

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