Dalam perkembangan lainnya, dutabesar menegaskan posisinya bahwa Amerika dan pemerintah Irak telah mempertimbangkan pemberian pengampunan (amnesti) kepada para pemberontak, kata laporan tersebut.
In another sign of pragmatism, the ambassador reiterated his position that the American and Iraqi governments had to consider granting amnesty to insurgents, the report said.