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Burma's brutal military junta could always count on a sympathetic
hearing from Razali Ismail. As the U.N.'s special envoy to Burma, Razali
argued that it was possible to engage the ruling generals in dialogue.
His softly-softly approach seemed to yield results. A year ago, he
brokered the release of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi after 19
months of house arrest and secured what he thought was a firm commitment
from junta boss General Than Shwe to negotiate with her about the
country's political future. But last Saturday, Razali was back to...