"The East" was directed by Zal Batmanglij, from a script he wrote with Ms. Marling.

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Opening Friday, "The East" is directed by Zal Batmanglij, who co-wrote the script with Brit Marling.

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John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky of The Lovin' Spoonful, and Cass Elliott and Denny Doherty of The Mamas and the Papas all started off in the group.

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Our ambassador to Iraq, Zal Khalilzad, is very much involved in the process and will encourage the Iraqi leaders to put aside their differences, reach out across sectarian lines and form a unity government.

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And it was a report that General Casey, who is with us today, and our Ambassador Zal Khalilzad, who is with us today, as well as the Prime Minister's team, delivered to both of us about how to accelerate responsibility to the Iraqi government so this person elected by the people can take the fight to those who want to destroy a young democracy.

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