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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She will make clear the stakes involved in this crisis, the threat posed, the diplomatic efforts we've sought to resolve this without the use of force, and the reasons why the use of force may be necessary.
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SFOR's mandate is to ensure a secure environment, and SFOR will take action when necessary to carry out its mandate. There will be a zero tolerance for violence,
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She continues to consult with both sides. But she's not in a negotiating mode.
realist realistic
She is also a realist and not a magician. She has realistic expectations about what can be achieved.
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Mr. Karadzic has no place to run and no place to hide, ... The noose is gradually tightening around his neck.
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Mr. Haider is still going to be governor, as I understand the reports, and still going to be in the party. So the question is what the party's role will be in the Austrian government.
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Mr. Dahoumane is considered to be a potentially dangerous terrorist and is still at large.
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making excuses. Why don't they let the inspectors do their job? Stop making excuses, stop trying to politicize the operation, stop trying to pick the inspectors.
anybody cannot rule until
We cannot rule out anybody until this investigation continues.
aware believe issues met plan respect security work
With respect to the security work plan we believe that the Palestinians have met their responsibilities. There are other issues that we're aware of that we're working on.
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There are increasing reports of atrocities against Albanians. We are alarmed at the reports. We are putting a great deal of resources to check them out.
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There are increasing reports of atrocities against Albanian civilians in Kosovo. We are extremely alarmed by these reports.
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to accept the Rambouillet accords, including both their political and civilian, and military implementation elements.
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We would expect President Clinton and President Kim to discuss this at length.