Epstein Secrets

Rick Hooper was my special assistant in Gaza. He died at age 40 on August 19, 2003, in the terrorist bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. Rick was one of the most, perhaps even the most, talented and creative individual I have known. He was a great expert of Middle East issues and a

han one year ago after serving for four years as spokesman and speechwriter at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Before UNODC, Walter worked for 10 years with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), including as Senior Adviser to the OSCE High Commissioner

thanks for reviewing the book and for providing insightful comments. I would like also to thank my staff at the International Peace Institute (IPI), Walter Kemp and Adam Lupel, for their editing contribution. Miklos Pinther, former chief UN cartographer, who in 2000 oversaw the delineation of the Blue Li

. Operation Litany—Israel invades South Lebanon. UN Security Council Resolutions 425 and 426 (Lebanon). Camp David Accords. Arab League Summit in Baghdad. Egypt suspended from the Organiza- tion. Its headquarters to be moved to Tunis. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023152 --- PAGE BREAK --- OUP CORRECTED PROOE -

that they don’t like. If NAM kills democracy, then Kurds HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025798 --- PAGE BREAK --- leave the union. The US should help Turkey and Baghdad resovlve their issues. Portraying Turkey as a model and Iraq as a bad guy is counter productive. Turkey is trying to undermine Shia role in Iraq. JS

o play in Syria. They failed to anticipate Arab Spring and its consequences. Iran needs to be our focus. US narrative on ME is lost. So is Israel’s. Walter: What effect on Israel : Palestine issues. Israel: Turkey issues. Will Israel think big? Can Israel coalesce parties around a solution to Iran issue.