But diplomats have dismissed the idea as a conspiracy theory.

Some diplomats reportedly dismissed the new allegations as being "of doubtful value ... relatively insignificant and coming too late."

But some diplomats dismiss the threat as political hyperbole.

But Argentine diplomats in Panama dismiss those reports as "old history" and say they do not plan to file any protests.

But Honduran officials and diplomats have dismissed that argument as not reflecting the reality of the forces at play here.

This is the official version, which the siloviki, the opposition and the Western diplomat dismiss as absurd.

But American diplomats have dismissed many of these measures as cosmetic.

In the past, diplomats have dismissed Kosovo as the accident that never happens - the bomb that never explodes.

European diplomats here dismissed the evidence presented by Mr. Swamy as unbelievable.

As for the regional cease-fire plan, many diplomats here dismissed similar proposals in the past because they found success with only a handful of local commanders.