But he is desperate to find the perpetrators of the recent attacks, and to protect other Christians.
And, plainly, he is desperate for a magic solution to his country's woes.
As for Mr Hun Sen, he is desperate for recognition and the resumption of aid, most of which was suspended after his 1997 coup.
The Henley-based 27-year-old was part of the men's eight that finished as runners-up in Beijing, and he is desperate for gold in four years' time.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill says he is desperate to hold on to the versatile Barry and talks between the pair will have a key influence on the player's decision.
But every time he encroaches into an area that concerns what used to be called the "moral majority" he risks sparking the cultural war he is desperate to avoid.
Winter also insists he is desperate to see Manchester United captain Roy Keane and Millwall player manager Dennis Wise both passed fit, despite the potential fireworks that may prompt.
Raul Alfonsin, the leader of the Radicals, has recently acted as the president's main cheerleader, but that is because he is desperate to avoid a new election in which his party, branded with the stigma of the hapless de la Rua government, would be slaughtered.
If a report by ESPN today is accurate than David Einhorn may be about to strike the deal of a lifetime that would reinforce what a savvy value investor he is and how desperate Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz have become in their search for cash.
Rather, Mr. Caddell is furious with the Republican leadership for allowing his party to win both houses of Congress at what he rightly sees is a desperate moment in our nation's history.
ITV, the newspaper probably paid the majority, he reckons, as it is desperate to tempt readers to its site with footage of the sailor reunited with her family.
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He is adamant that he is not part of a union-busting campaign, simply a desperate businessman trying to improve the miserable productivity of the ports he runs.
Simon Jones is desperate to prove that he can be effective in one day cricket - it seems that he needs to convince Glamorgan of that too.
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They claim he is nothing but an intermediary and the public revelation of the emails is a desperate reaction by the Jackson family to the realization that they are losing.
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He is confident that the crowd will be "desperate for it to happen, for the people on stage to be successful" - in their lives as well as their routine.
If Rip is desperate for a Bowden fix, he can even take some solace this weekend from the Tennessee-Akron game, in which Terry Bowden's Zips actually led the Volunteers 23-20 late in the first half before fading to a 49-26 defeat.
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Young Senegalese, he says, are desperate for change, and the election is their chance.
It is one of the papers that says he posted a "desperate" message on Facebook in the days before his arrest.
The current leader, Nick Clegg, is desperate that the story simply goes away so he has walked a tightrope by welcoming the fact that Mitchell has apologised and "been contrite" without giving him full backing.
"William Hague is thrashing round like an increasingly desperate man", he added.
Mauldin, despairingly, envisions a Value Added Tax as the desperate alternative to Depression 2.0 which he predicts is the consequence of not getting the deficit under control (something which, of course, The Deal does not really do).
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"Upton Park would be redeveloped and there is a desperate need for that in the area, " he commented.
"Alan Curbishley is available, there's no compensation issue and he's desperate to get back into Premier League management, " he added.
The Tory leader, who has been somewhat marginalised during this crisis, is desperate to pin the blame for the current downturn on what he sees as the government's failed policies.
He is careful about who he agrees to do fix-its for, preferring innocent, desperate citizens being victimized with no one else to turn to.
President Andres Pastrana, who was elected on the promise that he would negotiate a solution to the country's 37-year civil conflict, is desperate for progress.
Republican Mitt Romney, who must be getting desperate since he can't get beyond 15 percent in national polls, is using the case to bludgeon Rudy Giuliani.
"You would be worried if there wasn't that hunger and desire to win - everyone is desperate to do as well as they can and win trophies, " he said.
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The problem at present, he says, is that North Korean farmers plant too many poor-quality seeds in a desperate attempt to boost crops, and do so in soil that is becoming increasingly less fertile.
He added that for those patients desperate for treatment, and for their families, the news showed the research is moving in the right direction.
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