Afghanistan's Karzai Stands Firm on U.S. Security Deal Delay --- KABUL, Afghanistan--Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday defied the assembly he had convened to consider a critical security agreement with Washington, rejecting the gathering's request for rapidly sealing the deal and repeating demands for a lengthy delay. -- In a combative speech just after the Loya Jirga's 3,000 delegates approved the security agreement, Mr. Karzai voiced a litany of complaints about the U.S. He also named three "preconditions" to finalizing the deal--establishing security, achieving peace with the Taliban, and conducting the presidential elections slated for April. - More, WSJ