If Britain was willing to acknowledge and contend with the grave threat Iran constitutes for global security, it would not accept the authority of Hizbullah or Iran to negotiate the release of British hostages in Iraq.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Iran's Western enablers

The Duke of Norfolk, an Irish itinerant, a Marxist priest in Latin America, an African exorciser and an Untouchable worshipper in a Catholic ashram may not be natural bed-fellows, but they all accept the truth of transubstantiation and acknowledge the authority of Rome.

ECONOMIST: The Roman Catholic church

On the other hand, they would seek out and empower local Muslims who accept the authority and legitimacy of their states and their rule of law.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Islam and the nation-state

Peter Williams , of the Surrey Police Authority, does not even accept the word "outsourcing" for what they are considering.

BBC: The private life of a police force

The Egyptian government is still trying to convince Hamas to accept its most basic criteria calling for a small number of European and Palestinian Authority monitors at the crossing, in line with the agreement that was signed with Israel when its forces withdrew from Gaza in 2005.

BBC: Smugglers' alley key to Gaza conflict

While officials from each region of Guinea voted, Fifa refused to accept the results because only the sacked executive had the authority to organise elections.

BBC: Fifa confirm Guinea ban