And Matsuura, who started his career at the Japanese foreign affairs ministry and has served as ambassador to Andorra, Djibouti, and, most recently, France, knows this. He has promised to restore good management. And he has made a good start. If only that were all they did. Yossi Klein Halevi on the hidden corruption of Israeli life.
Missile defense is a great idea.
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