Epstein Secrets

ip of U.S. foreign policy the best, according to Zoellick's mentor, former Secretary of State James Baker. "I know where I am; I think I know where Henry Kissinger and George Shultz are. I think we were all pretty darn successful secretaries of state," Baker said in a long interview Thursday with The Cable. "

Baker pointed to a recent New York Times column by Tom Friedman arguing that the most successful American leaders on the Middle East process were Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, and himself. In any case, Baker said, Zoellick "wasn't involved extensively" in making policy toward Israel. "He was not the lead

ents within the past eighteen months (including recent attempts in Azerbaijan, India, Georgia, EFTA_R1_00537951 EFTA02029070 Thailand, Kenya and Cyprus) have fueled suspicions that Tehran and Hezbollah are trawling farther afield for soft targets. This appears to involve countries with noticeable I

rol agreement negotiated during the height of détente in the 1970s escaped the critical eye of the hawkish Sen. Henry Jackson (D-Wash.), who forced Henry Kissinger to renegotiate, reconsider and even abrogate various provisions of his contemplated agreements. Two presidents, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon,

sh Sen. Henry Jackson (D-Wash.), who forced Henry Kissinger to renegotiate, reconsider and even abrogate var

ain its interests and protect assets. Lebanese gas could help improve access to markets, because it would likely be processed at an LNG facility in Cyprus and exported from there. Israeli gas has the same potential, and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the cabinet's allocation of 40 percent of t

but they never quite step up to the task of jointly solving problems. It seems they prefer to let things fester rather than take decisive action. Henry Kissinger argues in his new book, "On China," that the Chinese are culturally unfamiliar with the experience of being allies. Other nations were regarded chi

tribute payments to the Middle Kingdom, and China didn't even have a foreign ministry EFTA_R1_02029354 EFTA02689729 22 until the 19th century, Kissinger says. The Obama administration may be asking for a kind of cooperation that China does not yet know how to give. The same partnership deficit has

entire Arab world. It was also a country removed from its citizens. Aside from cases when public opinion had to be mobilized -- renewed fighting in Cyprus, say, or tensions with Greece -- EFTA_R1_02029335 EFTA02689710 3 foreign policy was rarely up for open discussion. Over the past decade, however

aping up like a disaster. It is reaffirming Henry Kissinger's truism, "Unilateral withdrawal is not victory.

will remain but the stuff of dreams. Meanwhile, the president's policy of disengagement from Iraq is shaping up like a disaster. It is reaffirming Henry Kissinger's truism, "Unilateral withdrawal is not victory." And the Israeli- Palestinian peace process remains moribund. There are no talks, just U.S. official

finds also have the potential to lead to breakthroughs in disputes that have long poisoned relationships between Turkey on one side, and Israel and Cyprus, which also has potential gas reserves in its waters, on the other. Getting to a resolution won't be easy, but with the right approach and support

son’s. He spoke softly. But despite this ostensibly vulnerable exterior, I could see how daunting, and frustrating, he must be a negotiating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engage directly in discussion or debate, tended to wrap his remarks in parables. Without stretching the p

strating, he must be a negotiating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engag

siege. On the afternoon of Saturday, August 21, the first shipload of an eventual total of nearly 10,000 Palestinian fighters left Beirut harbor for Cyprus, and then for a variety of new host countries. On this score at least, Arik’s grand design had proven beyond him: the Palestinians were not bound for

son's. He spoke softly. But despite this ostensibly vulnerable exterior, I could see how daunting, and frustrating, he must be a negotiating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engage directly in discussion or debate, tended to wrap his remarks in parables. Without stretching the p

strating, he must be a negotiating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engag

siege. On the afternoon of Saturday, August 21, the first shipload of an eventual total of nearly 10,000 Palestinian fighters left Beirut harbor for Cyprus, and then for a variety of new host countries. On this score at least, Arik's grand design had proven beyond him: the Palestinians were not bound for