Epstein Secrets

me. In fact, the Assad regime is the only faction in the four-way conflict that has clearly committed to attend the talks, which Secretary of State John F. Kerry has been laboring to organize for more than a year. Even the U.S.- backed civilian groups in Syria's opposition haven't confirmed that they are comi

ericans put their ideas on the table, when we can then assess matters on the basis of facts, rather than leaks and rumors. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's intense pursuit of this issue—this is his tenth visit to the region since assuming office—reflects a deeper motivation that is both striking and

is tenth visit to the region since assuming office—reflects a deeper motivation that is both striking and somewhat unclear. The best explanation on Kerry's energy on this issue that I have heard from Americans close to the Obama administration is that the persistence of the Arab-Israeli and Palestini

sume its status as the leading Arab nation and help Russia restore its influence in the Middle East." Not for nothing did Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy choose Moscow instead of Washington as the destination for his first overseas trip after being appointed by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's new junt

October, 2013 Article 1. NYT Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast Mark Landler Article 2. Foreign Policy Assad's War of Starvation John F. Kerry Article 3. Al-Monitor Rift Between Cairo And Washington Deepens Joshua Haber Article 4. The Washington Post Can the military learn from its mi

e Middle East peace process a top priority — even after failing to broker an agreement during the administration's first term — in part because Mr. Kerry had already thrown himself into the role of peacemaker. EFTA00694511 More than anything, the policy review was driven by Mr. Obama's desire to t

sian military for support and we survived. So, there is no end to life. You can live with different circumstances." More recently, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy asserted that Egypt's decision- EFTA00694515 making "will not be affected by US decisions regarding aid," and admitted that the bilateral relation

the central actor. As Secretary of State John F. Kerry's recent effort has shown, the Israeli-Palestini

ernment spokesmen insist that every individual, including Mr. Morsi, will be tried by a court and released if acquitted. "It is up to the courts," Nabil Fahmy, the interim foreign minister, said in a recent interview. All will be handled "in accordance with the rule of law," he said. But some of the rece