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...sensitive post. A reclusive figure who cut himself off from Congress and the press, Poindexter was further undermined by placing too much trust in a small group of action-oriented staffers who often skirted normal channels. Finally, there was the death from cancer last summer of his deputy, Donald Fortier, who had exhibited considerable intellect as well as political savvy...
...suffered some personnel problems under Poindexter, notably the loss to the State Department of Jack Matlock, a respected Kremlinologist. Another highly regarded key aide, Donald Fortier, has been seriously ill and was belatedly replaced last week by Alton Keel, an experienced bureaucrat who most recently excelled as the executive director of the commission that investigated the Challenger disaster. Overall, however, most observers feel that Poindexter has strengthened the staff since taking charge...
...repressive measures, as well as some former followers of deposed Nicaraguan Dictator Anastasio Somoza. Though the Sandinistas have so far refused to negotiate with the group, the Administration believes that UNO can eventually lay legitimate claim to represent the forces of democracy. Says National Security Council Aide Donald Fortier: "The key issue is the emergence of a viable center...
...Salvador and embracing Centrist Jose Napoleon Duarte, wrote Oklahoma's McCurdy in a Washington Post op-ed article, the U.S. ended up "on the side of democracy and helped weaken both extremes, setting El Salvador on the road to a political settlement." Crossing the centrist "threshold" in Nicaragua, says Fortier, "could create a dynamic of its own, just as in El Salvador...
...Jeff Fortier Portland...