James Rubin
James Rubin
James Phillip "Jamie" Rubinis an American former diplomat and journalist. He writes a regular column on foreign affairs for the Sunday Times of London. He was Visiting Scholar 2013–14 at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, he became a Sky News television news journalist and commentator. He is married to the CNN correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour...
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We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.
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We received assurances at a variety of levels.
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We are obviously engaged in a serious discussion with (Pakistanis) about their security in the aftermath of this decision by India to test, and how our relationship with them could be enhanced.
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We are not saying that these individuals are, to our knowledge, directly responsible for war crimes,
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The president felt there was a very good and serious exchange of views. All issues came up at the dinner,
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The problems between the two parties are complex, they are deeply entrenched and they will not be solved by one trip.
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Those are major sub-systems, missiles or key production facilities for missiles. So they're big and significant items.
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We have urged the government of Peru, ... to try Lori Berenson in a civilian court with full due process so that her guilt or innocence can be proven.
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We have urged both sides to exercise restraint and to avoid inflammatory actions that would heighten tensions and fuel a missile arms race. Missile tests would not be helpful to efforts to reduce tensions and build confidence through dialogue in South Asia.
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We have tried hard to maintain a working relationship with Belarus. The (Belarus) government has made that task even more difficult by this unnecessary, foolish and illegal provocation.
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We believe the Mexican military is vigorously investigating, prosecuting and punishing corruption.
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The air campaign will continue, and we will continue to make diplomatic efforts with our G-8 colleagues toward a peaceful resolution of this conflict.
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We think both sides need to understand that there is not that much time left for a negotiated solution which can give the legitimate rights to the people of Kosovo and protect the national interests of the Serbs, before we face the prospect of renewed and very dangerous conflict this spring.
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What we've seen in the last three days is how emotional those small pieces of real estate can be for the Palestinians and Israelis.