{"id":4291,"date":"2009-03-03T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T16:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2009-03-03T12:47:16","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T16:47:16","slug":"world-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wa-blog\/world-links\/4291\/","title":{"rendered":"World Links: Obama Writes Secret Letter to Russia; Sri Lankan Cricket Team Attacked in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Obama wrote a <a id=\"g\" title=\"secret letter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/03\/washington\/03prexy.html?hp\" target=\"_blank\">secret letter<\/a> to Russian President, Dimitri Medvedev, saying that the U.S. will back off on plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Russia will help deter Iran from developing long-range missiles. Medvedev indicated that he is willing to <a id=\"ib96\" title=\"cooperate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/mar\/03\/obama-russia-iran-nuclear\" target=\"_blank\">cooperate<\/a> on the Iranian nuclear threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Sri Lankan cricket team is attacked while traveling on a bus in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say that the attack <a id=\"k23v\" title=\"bore the hallmarks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dawn.com\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/Dawn%20Content%20Library\/dawn\/news\/pakistan\/punjab\/sri-lankan-cricket-team-convoy-attacked-eight-players-injured-ha\">bore the hallmarks<\/a> of the November 2008 attack in Mumbai, India.<\/p>\n<p>The International Criminal Court is expected to announce the <a id=\"yz.5\" title=\"indictment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5ghRpcDm0T8fhqL5y3meUZqORGAcg\" target=\"_blank\">indictment<\/a> of Sudan&#8217;s President, Omar al-Beshir, on Wednesday. Al-Beshir dismisses the indictment saying that the West are trying to prevent development projects in Sudan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Obama wrote a secret letter to Russian President, Dimitri Medvedev, saying that the U.S. will back off on plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Russia will help deter Iran from developing long-range missiles. Medvedev indicated that he is willing to cooperate on the Iranian nuclear threat. 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