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President Bush, Condoleezza Rice and Forgotten Letters
President Bush and Condoleezza Rice have a lot on their minds as they grapple with a multitude of the world’s current conflicts which – no doubt – have caused overloading of their respective memory banks
Yet this would be a lame excuse for them forgetting about – or seeking to minimise – the existence and… »
Has the Palestine Liberation Organisation Lost the Plot – or Missed the Boat?
Instead of immediately entering into negotiations with Israel – the promised outcome of the recent Annapolis meeting called by President Bush – the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has wasted the past two weeks demanding Israel totally cease all current building activities in the West Bank as a condition of those negotiations proceeding.
This delaying tactic… »
Palestine – United Nations Security Council Flirts With Racist Fantasyland
“All these attacks prove that settlers are dangerous and that it’s impossible to live with them. If these settlers are allowed to stay, that would mean more friction and confrontation. Peace can be achieved only if Israel withdraws to the last centimetre of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967” – Ahmed Qurei , Head of… »
Clinton,carter,condoleezza and Candour
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack revealed this week that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been talking to ex-Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton about their experiences in trying to negotiate peace between Israel and its Arab enemies.
Carter successfully brokered a peace treaty at Camp David in 1978 between Egypt and Israel, which… »
Liberating the Palestine Liberation Organisation
For better or for worse Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) are the parties that will – for the next 12 months – be negotiating the resolution of sovereignty in the West Bank with a view to ultimately creating a new independent Arab State between Israel and Jordan. These identical parties have been… »
Has President Bush’s Vision Succumbed to Reality?
President Bush appears to have abandoned any hope of creating a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan.
His closest confidante – the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice – suggested as much when she made this blunt observation after her visit to the Middle East this past week:
“I spent a lot of time on… »