I think understanding or comprehension is probably the strongest emotion that you feel, or at least some kind of empathy.

I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have three basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing.

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

U.S. assistance provides the Jordanian government needed flexibility to pursue policies that are of critical importance to U.S. national security and to foreign policy objectives in the Middle East.

The CIA estimates that Iraq probably has a few hundred metric tons of chemical weapons agents, for mustard gas, sarin, and other deadly concoctions. This is addition to an extensive capacity to produce biological weapons, including anthrax and ricin, which is fatal within 24 to 36 hours of exposure.

I must say I've rarely been described as 'diplomat.

The bad guys have all the fun!