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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The ball is not in the Palestinian court. The ball is in the court of the Israelis to try to work with the Palestinians and work with us to come to a second 'yes,'
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We certainly see no reason why diplomats and journalists who have complied with the court-stated procedures for entering the courtroom should be arbitrarily prevented from doing so.
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Court opinions, in our view, are not going to change our policy ... and we have made clear that we are intrigued and encouraged, not only by the election of President Khatami, but by the statements that he has made in public.
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The government's failure to provide equal protection to all of its citizens and its refusal to implement court orders have grave implications for the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
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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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The feeling is that those meetings have been sufficiently good and constructive that they have ... superseded committee meetings.
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If Libya were to do that, then Libya would be complying, and the families and the United States that have sought justice would be getting the justice that has been denied so long.
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not conclude ... that Dr. Rugova is speaking and acting freely and openly.
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It's hard to be optimistic. We are working as hard as we can.
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It was an illegal abduction of men in a noncombatant status. We insist they be treated humanely, and we hold Belgrade responsible for their safety.
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serious and intensive effort to try to make the key decisions necessary for us to put the peace process back on track.
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the King will help bring home the importance of making tough choices for peace.
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The ministers are in intensive discussions with Milutinovic and with the Kosovar Albanians. If we aren't able to reach an agreement, we will say so and explain why.
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The international community cannot force the Iraqi regime to spend its money on its own people. Only the regime can do that. What we can do is force them to spend all the money they receive from the outside world for permitted imports on their own people.