Yesterday I sat down with our ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, hours before he addressed the Los Angeles World Affairs Council at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. Afghan-born Khalilzad, the highest-ranking Muslim in the Bush administration and a name often mentioned as a secretary of state candidate should a Republican win in 2008, was really friendly and opened up on a variety of subjects. In today's news section,
I write about U.S. plans for a third set of sanctions against Iran -- NIE or no NIE. I saved a couple of questions on press freedom for
my journalism site. And the rest of our conversation? You'll just have to wait for my column!