Monday, March 13, 2006

He combines the commitment of an American neocon with the cultural sensitivity of his Islamic background by Julian Borger

It is easy to see why Mr Khalilzad is essential to the US effort in Iraq. He combines the commitment of a Washington neoconservative with the cultural sensitivity of his foreign roots. He is a Muslim, born in 1951 in Mazar-i-Sharif, where his father was a middle-ranking civil servant married to an illiterate but strong-willed woman who appears to have been a significant influence on his life.

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