El Baradei interview in Spiegel

ByRod Adams

Mohamed El Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was recently interviewed for the German publication Spiegel. The translation of the original is available under the title of Anger, Frustration and Humiliation Abound

El Baradei is a rational man steeped in the long traditions of diplomacy and compromise. His suggestions for actions to defuse a number of volatile situations deserve discussion and consideration. I like the way that he is willing to recognize that what is possible is not always what is ideal or most desireable.

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