Scepticism hangs over Blair's appointment as quartet envoy
"...Russia demanded last minute changes to the terms of reference, clarifying his precise status.
Gordon Brown was described as angry at being presented with a fait accompli...
Javier Solana, EU foreign policy chief, with a long track-record in the region, is also unhappy, Brussels sources say. The Foreign Office, where top officials knew nothing until last Thursday, is said to be in an "institutional sulk"...
It was apparently a US/Israel decision FOR the "Quartet".
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