d by the violence, including the widow of a police officer slain in the line of duty, one of hundreds killed for their honesty and bravery. Carter for the extraordinary work they had done as private citizens since leaving the White House. Still, he argued, we couldn’t behave as if we didn’t care that Aidid had murdered UN forces who were serving with us. Just before our meeting, I spoke to President Suleyman Demirel and Prime Minister Tansu Ciller of Turkey.
He spoke with great conviction in a direct, often brusque manner, and he was a world-class storyteller with a good sense of humor. A huge chunk of Antarctic ice, about the size of Rhode Island, had recently broken free as a result of thawing. We have an obligation, all of us, to call attention to prejudice whenever we see it. Tony Blair wasn’t there because he and Cherie, already the parents of three children, had recently brought a fourth into the world, a boy they named Leo.
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