		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 18 - 24 June 1998 Issue No.382
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Ehud Barak

His nose precedes him like a spear, albeit one damaged by his opponents' arrows; his eyes are hidden in the murky waters of Israeli politics. Beneath those heavy brows, however, they gleam like a crocodile's teeth. His mouth is small and tightly closed, as befits a man in his position. Ehud Barak says little, but he sees the whirlpool swirling around him.