Dnevnik: Zinni ante portas

Ljubljana, 11 March - Anthony Zinni, the Middle East mediator of U.S. President George W. Bush is shortly to try to reach a truce between the Palestinians and the Israeli for the third time already. As before, this time too his work will not be easy, but Bush obviously realised that for his more and more likely attack on Iraq planned for late spring, he must ensure at least a reserved position of the Arab states, writes Monday's issue of Dnevnik. This can only be achieved through progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, adds the daily.