New York Times Calls Leading Islamist a 'Reasonable Man,' Compared to Bin Laden Perhaps He Is.

New York Sun

'Washington needs to move quickly, along with Arab and African leaders, to try to broker a political compromise between responsible leaders of the Islamic Courts Union, which was evicted from power last month by the Ethiopians, and the internationally endorsed transitional government installed in its place,' the New York Times editorializes.

If the transitional government is to survive, it will have to strike a deal with moderate Islamists. The person it needs to talk with is Sheik Sharif Ahmed, who is No. 2 in the movement and by most accounts a reasonable man.

'By most accounts a reasonable man'? Compared to who, Bin Laden?" Read on.