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Obviously, every dictator pays a great deal of attention to who is running the army. There's always a base right outside the capitol to protect the head of government.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Always Army Attention Base Capitol Deal Dictator Every Government Great Great Deal Head Obviously Outside Pays Protect Right Running Who

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Tunisia is small - just ten million, no great natural resources.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Great Just Million Natural Natural Resources Resources Small Ten Tunisia

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Sari Nusseibeh is a man without a country.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Country Man Without

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Why are diplomatic cables secret at all?

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Diplomatic Secret Why

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Huge numbers of embassy cables are labeled 'unclassified' or 'limited official use' and deal with mundane matters.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Deal Embassy Huge Labeled Limited Matters Mundane Numbers Official Use

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In most cases, cables are marked secret not because the U.S. requires it but because those speaking to us - the foreign leaders across the table - do. They are not keeping secrets from us, but from two other groups: their enemies and their subjects.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Across Because Cases Enemies Foreign Groups Keeping Leaders Marked Most Other Requires Secret Secrets Speaking Subjects Table Those Two Us

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Terrorism exploded after the Camp David talks broke down in 2000 because the Palestinians' leader at the time, Yasser Arafat, supported it.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: After Arafat Because Broke Camp David Down Exploded Leader Palestinians Supported Talks Terrorism Time

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Being an Arab leader has its rewards: the suite at the Waldorf-Astoria during the United Nations General Assembly, travel in your own plane, plenty of cash, even job security - whether kings, sheiks or presidents, with or without elections, most serve for life.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Arab Assembly Being Cash Elections Even General General Assembly Job Job Security Kings Leader Life Most Nations Own Plane Plenty Presidents Rewards Security Serve Suite Travel United United Nations Whether Without Your

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The Arab view that someone should bomb Iran and stop it from developing nuclear weapons is familiar to anyone who meets privately with Arab leaders, especially in the Gulf.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Anyone Arab Bomb Developing Familiar Gulf Iran Leaders Meets Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Privately Should Someone Stop View Weapons Who

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Every Israeli government since 1967, of left or right, has asserted that Jerusalem is Israel's capital and has allowed Israeli Jews to build there.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Allowed Build Capital Every Government Israel Israeli Jerusalem Jews Left Right Since

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: January 24th, 1948

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