They suggest that he is considering a "middle ground."

VOA: special.2009.10.10

"I think the position of providing a middle ground for President Bashir, not denying the ICC decision, but asking for it to be postponed, and giving Bashir some breathing space is a way for the regimes such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia to indicate that they do have a position independent from the West,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The head of the Beirut-based Carnegie Center for Peace in the Middle East,Paul Salem, says Arab states like Libya and Egypt are trying to demonstrate they are independent of the West by striking a middle-ground with respect to President Bashir.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26