James Rubin View Quotations

We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.

We have been in touch with both sides, and it is our view they should continue to stay engaged to see if they can make progress.

We have been in touch with senior levels of the Italian government to express our view that Ocalan must not go free, and we are concurrently consulting with the Germans, the Italians and the Turkish authorities regarding these reported developments,

We view his detention for peacefully exercising fundamental freedoms guaranteed by international human rights instruments as a serious step in the wrong direction.