One of them said, That's Majid saying...I mean that the Qassam Brigades have emphasised that no one was able to identify Mu min's face

Many North Korean defectors took a highly skeptical view of Kim s perceived overtures to the South and the international community.

As far as Europe is concerned, she seems as agnostic as Sarkozy, who, like her, incarnates a new generation of post European leaders.

Saudi leaders have also become increasingly suspicious of their American allies, on whom the country s security depends.

Many governments were initially skeptical about disengagement, but realized that as the Washington saying goes this is the only game in town.

Around this historic compromise other countries circled, including those, like the United Kingdom, that were originally skeptical of the entire enterprise.

Anticipating a skeptical public reaction when Singapore raised the salaries of government officials in 2007, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that he would forgo the raise himself.

Leading German political figures are becoming increasingly suspicious of the European Central Bank, while also worrying aloud about the US Federal Reserve s monetary policy.

While the US has now explicitly welcomed the European initiative, it remains openly skeptical and unwilling to join, thus weakening the chances of success.

Although the Afghan army has performed surprisingly well this year as it has prepared to assume full responsibility for the country s security, governments in the region remain deeply skeptical of its ability to resist a resurgent Taliban without the strong support that the US has provided.