Lebanese of all stripes were attracted to its basic ideas: reconciliation between faiths, strengthening the civic freedoms that make the country unique in an autocratic region, and reducing the sway over Lebanon that neighbouring Syria has held for the past quarter-century.Despite stalling by Syria's allies in Lebanon, most notably President Emile Lahoud, this agenda had been advancing steadily.
"These are everything's-on-the-table kinds of discussions". Yet, as it changes course, the administration is still struggling to resolve central issues, including how much it trusts Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to tackle the two issues basic to stability: reconciliation and the militias that are fueling the sectarian violence.
The report is very critical of the Maliki government, citing its failure to advance national reconciliation, provide basic security or deliver essential services.
In one of the letters that they sent to every member of the House of Representatives (in this case, May 8 , 2012, the bishops declared that "deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility efforts must protect and not undermine the needs of poor and vulnerable people," and they concluded that "the proposed cuts to programs in the budget reconciliation fail this basic moral test".
Rashi's Bible commentary illustrates vividly the coexistence and, to some extent, the successful reconciliation of the two basic methods of interpretation: the literal and the nonliteral.
Defeating Isis requires basic services, institutions, good governance and the reconciliation of divided communities.
Multiple actors and agendas need to coalesce into a reconciliation process that meets the basic concerns of all stakeholders.
He emphasized the need for Iraq to do more to advance political reconciliation, to improve governance and basic services, and to create security.
Any deal should be measured against five basic principles: openness, justice, restitution, deterrence and reconciliation.
