71.   Reaction from a host of mostly Islamic countries was swift and sharp.

72.   Several Islamic countries joined the Vatican in making the objections, as they have in the past.

73.   Several Islamic countries have promised access to ports for warships and bases for warplanes.

74.   Sarajevo, aided by Islamic countries, is financing and building a parallel Muslim army.

75.   Since then, hundreds of Americans living in the Islamic country have been evacuated.

76.   Some other Islamic countries are not happy that Qatar might be passed over.

77.   Some Islamic countries are expected to withhold their support for this part of the final text, while joining the overall consensus.

78.   Some Islamic countries quickly objected because a draft of the declaration included gays and prostitutes in the groups of people particularly at risk for contracting the disease.

79.   Strengthening the economies of Islamic countries will sometimes be politically difficult.

80.   That effort accelerated late last year, when Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah met Iranian President Mohammed Khatami in Tehran at the summit of Islamic countries.