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...Clinton administration?s handling of the now tattered peace process, and emphasized the importance of keeping a pre-emptive eye on Saddam Hussein. When asked whether the U.S. should take a clear side in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Gore scored a point by responding like a true diplomat: If we throw away our ability to be an honest broker, we throw away an opportunity to be a part of the peace process. Bush concurred - but underscored the military and humanitarian responsibilities of neighboring countries, a point he revisited whenever the topic of American peacekeeping was broached. "We do not want...
Martin Indyk's career as a U.S. diplomat has been bizarre, to say the least. "He's like a made-up person," marvels a colleague. An Australian who once worked for his country's intelligence service, Indyk caught Bill Clinton's eye in 1991 while heading a pro-Israel think tank in Washington. He became a U.S. citizen only 10 days before being named Clinton's top Middle East hand on the National Security Council. Two years later, he became the first Jewish-American ambassador to Israel. Then came a stint as Assistant Secretary of State for the region...
...safeguards at the State Department, was not about to give Indyk just a slap on the wrist. Besides, relations between the two had grown chilly because of clashes over how the U.S. should deal with Iraq. "So she's hung Martin out to dry," complains a former U.S. diplomat...
Indyk is now like a lawyer disbarred. Practically every government document a diplomat touches is classified, so without clearance, the ambassador can do no work. Indyk cannot even walk around the State Department or his own embassy without an escort. Israeli officials fear his absence will damage the Middle East peace process, in which he was intensely involved. Prime Minister Ehud Barak considers him a trusted conduit for exchanges with Washington. Albright defends her decision. "Ambassadors have a responsibility to protect classified documents," she told TIME. But the crackdown could make doing their job more difficult...
...mandate but also a new identity. Gone are the dictatorial Saudi Arabian edicts of Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, who once practically ruled the cartel, if only by virtue of Riyadh's overwhelmingly dominant role as a producer. The new OPEC is, in the words of an Arab diplomat at Caracas, a "management group." Its new strategists are cosmopolitan technocrats, in some cases U.S.-educated. They speak the language of market economics and are unlikely to rock the global boat with sudden embargoes or regional disputes. The President of Iran, Mohammed Khatami, last week acknowledged a tacit partnership with...