There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people who have suffered, people who have been pushed around by foreigners in particular, but also by their own people.

Quote by Lakhdar Brahimi

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In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to...

In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to...

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the...

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the...

There is an element of luck, there is an element of trial and error, sometimes...

There is an element of luck, there is an element of trial and error, sometimes...

Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.

Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that...

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that...

If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is...

If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is...

I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that...

I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that...

Afghanistan is a land-locked country.

Afghanistan is a land-locked country.

There again, that is a fundamental principle: no two situations are alike.

There again, that is a fundamental principle: no two situations are alike.

At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the...

At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the...

The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that...

The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that...

People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of...

People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of...

Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.

Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.

Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.

Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.

The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping...

The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping...

But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United...

But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United...

Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom...

Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom...

To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.

To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.

However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have...

However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have...

There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees...

There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees...