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...struggled to regain his footing, Clinton was even able to conscript a few ragged surrogates to put a noble if belated spin on the Rich pardon. Clinton did it, they said, to please Ehud Barak, as a gift to a man who risked so much for peace that he got kicked out of office. One problem with that explanation is that Israeli officials downplay Barak's role, saying it consisted of a brief mention during one phone call; sources close to Clinton contend there were at least three. Either way, the Rich effort paled beside Barak's unsuccessful effort...
...region. Israel launched a "confidential initiative" to get the U.S. off Rich's back, according to the memo. Then Foreign Minister Shimon Peres met with Dennis Ross, Clinton's Middle East envoy, to plead Rich's case, but Ross was unconvinced. Five years later, of course, Prime Minister Ehud Barak vouched for Rich again--this time directly to Clinton, with better results...
...relatively graceful exit. And he can leave saying Sharon didn't give him the backing he needed, and the Labor party machine can chalk up a victory for smoke-filled-room politics for party hacks with very few expectations other than getting a big job. These are people Barak has largely cut out of his government - and this is their revenge...
...although some Labor party leaders are pleased by Barak's departure, isn't this really a victory for Sharon...
...Rees: More or less. Barak's departure ensures that in all likelihood, Sharon will have the broad government that he wanted and the advantage of a weakened Labor party leadership. It's ideal, really - now the Labor leaders will have to spend all their time fighting over who's going to control the party...