to be more constructive and to negotiate honestly in talks with the Big Six nations. President Ahmadi-nejad was attending the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kazakhstan last week when he met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao. News organizations from both countries made it sound like Ahmadi-nejad got a firm talking-to from both men—though it is always possible that was announced for the benefit of Western readers and did not reflect the actual talks the men had.