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Indeed, Robert McFarlane, Poindexter's predecessor and Reagan's envoy at secret talks earlier this year in Teheran, said yesterday those arms shipments had been necessary because the "moderates" with whom he dealt "are going to be quite vulnerable."
"No. I doubt that. I think...since this story has received so much publicity that this avenue of trying to establish relationships with them [Iranian moderates] may have been blocked for a while and, unfortunately, that will also have some repercussions on our efforts to get the hostages out."
Somewhere in the ashes of destruction lies the hope of mutual recognition, Shipler's "looking into each other's eyes." The PLO has offered one such proposal. If the Israelis disapprove, they should present their own ideas. Without someone to negotiate with, the moderates in the Palestinian community will eventually...
"One, it is self-defeating to trade arms for hostages because this leads to more hostage-taking. On a broader level, this kind of covert dealing undermines the moderates" in the Middle East, she said.
In some ways, it is regrettable that the rotation does not make a bigger difference. That reflects the stalemate in the region more broadly. The Arab states, hostage to Syria and its unique style of diplomacy, cannot formulate a policy to confront their two big challenges: the Arab-Israeli conflict...