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...
initiative merits sounds
It sounds like an initiative that merits consideration.
guarantee people refugees return safe safety
guarantee the safe return of the refugees and the safety of all the people of Kosovo.
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The goal is to shine the international spotlight directly on China's human rights practices.
gaps
All the significant gaps have not been closed.
exceed suffering
Humanitarian suffering and destruction could well exceed that of the 1998 offensive.
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People are dressed rather informally. It does appear that there is a better and more constructive and more pragmatic atmosphere to work on these problems than there had been in the past.
campaign goes
The more this campaign (against Kosovars) goes on,
absence possible resolve sides
In the absence of direct, face-to-face discussions between the two sides it isn't going to be possible to resolve this problem.
acts against anyone anywhere bear bring carrying citizens determination justice mind terrorism threats
Anyone who is considering carrying out such threats should bear in mind the U.S. government's determination to bring to justice anyone who commits acts of terrorism against U.S. citizens anywhere in the world.
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If, as a result of Prime Minister Blair's meetings in the region, the leaders are willing to make hard decisions they've been heretofore unwilling to make, that will be a good thing.
committee feeling good meetings
The feeling is that those meetings have been sufficiently good and constructive that they have ... superseded committee meetings.
efforts means momentum sides
It means that the momentum for the cooperative efforts between the two sides is increasing.
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If the Freedom Party becomes part of the government, we call upon the party to continue the tradition of Austrian support for human rights and equal rights for minorities,
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The U.S. support for the Djukanovic government is strong and unwavering.