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Razali Ismail, the United Nations special envoy to Burma, is a devoted
practitioner of quiet diplomacy. His subtle prodding was widely credited
with persuading Burma's military junta to free, in May last year, the
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. So it was a
surprise when, in late April, the Malaysian diplomat told reporters in
Bangkok he was "perplexed and disappointed" with the generals' refusal
to grant him a visa for the past six months so that he could try to
foster dialogue between the two sides: "I really...