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Mr. Xi was a compromise acceptable to both Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu, these observers say.

After a flareup, termed a pe riodic "high point," in early April enemy activity has slacked off, these observers say.

And rather than letting the art scene in Qatar grow naturally according to the needs of its people to express themselves, these observers say, the country is handpicking artists who are politically neutral.

The division between Iran's two main political camps has been reinforced by the question of whether to start a dialogue with Washington, these observers say.

Governments reluctant to support sanctions or other diplomatic actions against nations deemed threatening can point to Iraq and raise doubts when the U.S. says it has evidence of illicit weapons programs, these observers say.

These observers said the administration was opposed by the majority of the approximately 30 nations represented at the conference, including India, Indonesia, China and Pakistan.

These observers said some members of Parliament did try to rig the voting in certain constituencies, but it was far from clear whether these irregularities would have swung the election to Mr. Kibaki.

Although the outcome will be long debated, big losers at this stage appear to be Israel's government, the Lebanese people, and the Bush administration's struggle against terrorism and its campaign for democracy, these observers said.

Discontent is greater in these areas, observers say, where a majority of the people are poor Sunni Muslims who have suffered under government neglect, a longstanding drought and a sense of disenfranchisement by a government dominated by Alawites, a heterodox Muslim sect to which Mr. Assad belongs.

Worried that annual visitors will fall far below these estimates, some observers say there is a risk that the project will dip into the city's budget at the expense of other city services.

But in tandem with these hard lines, observers say, he's also adopted an unexpectedly pro-market economic strategy, and the Hermit Kingdom has never looked more like a normal country.