Epstein Secrets

to the Palestinian Authority. Still, the administration has opted for what one Middle East diplomat called a "tactical withdrawal," leaving it to Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who is the special envoy to the Quartet, to try to close the gaps. While the United States does not want to be

alled a "tactical withdrawal," leaving it to Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who is the sp

Palestinian leaders insist they are determined to go through with the drive for recognition, but it could take less aggressive forms: petitioning the General Assembly, rather than the Security Council, for nonmember status, thus sidestepping an American veto. The Palestinians could even propose a resolution that

an had been made known — seemed bound to alarm many people whose lives already had been reshaped by new security regimes and what Prime Minister Tony Blair has called an "elemental" battle with rad- ical Islam. Apparently seeking to bolster official denials of a link between terrorism and Britain's

ew security regimes and what Prime Minister Tony Blair has called an "elemental" battle with rad- ical

y. Perry said she received - vitriolic" mail from veterans. "It was absolutely a no-winner," she said 'I did not have support, period." However, the General Assembly passed a 1990 resolution stating that Victory Day is not a day to express satisfaction in the destruc- tion and deaths caused by nuclear bombs at

alled a "tactical withdrawal," leaving it to Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who is the sp

to the Palestinian Authority. Still, the administration has opted for what one Middle East diplomat called a "tactical withdrawal," leaving it to Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who is the special envoy to the Quartet, to try to close the gaps. While the United States does not want to be

Palestinian leaders insist they are determined to go through with the drive for recognition, but it could take less aggressive forms: petitioning the General Assembly, rather than the Security Council, for nonmember status, thus sidestepping an American veto. The Palestinians could even propose a resolution that