Ambassador

On July 14 in the chamber of the United Nations Security Council, the permanent representative from Israel, Ambassador Dan Gillerman, paused to address his colleague, the ambassador from Lebanon. “You know that what we are doing is right, and if we succeed, your country will be the real beneficiary.”

The Story of ‘Accelerated Conversion’ and some afterthoughts

By Syed Kamran Mirza

January 28, 2002

New York City, USA

by Gerald A. Honigman


New York Times syndicated columnist, Thomas L. Friedman, has gained some wisdom over the years.

For a journalist, he has achieved a level of knowledge on matters pertaining to the volatile Middle East that most others in his profession seldom achieve.

Having said that, what I have forgotten over the decades at professional and academic levels, Tom will never come to know--regardless of how many free trips his boss sends him on.

First, let's look at the good side…