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Middle East
Security Council adjourns discussion on Mideast
2002-04-04
  • Security Council members adjourned private discussions of a draft resolution designed to increase pressure on Israel to end its siege of Palestinian towns in the West Bank. Diplomats said the United States asked for more time to consider the Arab-sponsored text, which it had earlier said was unacceptable, and that Syria -- acting on behalf of the Arab group -- decided not to press for a vote. Council members were expected to hold further discussions behind closed doors on Thursday morning and to reconvene in a formal session later in the day.
    There should be some sort of a bureaucratic countermove to pull the spike, but Bush's UN team seems to be handling it as well as possible. Probably still too subtle for Beebs and The Paper of Record, but even they might catch on soon. The conservative wannabe generals probably never will...
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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