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Abbas pledges to wipe out 'black stains' of Arafat era |
2005-02-02 |
New Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas pledged to wipe out the "black stains" of his predecessor Yasser Arafat and reform political and security stuctures in an interview with Russian daily Kommersant published Tuesday. Abbas, who held talks with Russian leaders Monday to win support for his key upcoming summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said the main task of his new administration was to institute a rule of law. "Our main principle is the supremacy of the law. Our parliament is now passing laws on the reform of the security system and financial and administrative reform," Abbas told Kommersant. The moderate Palestinian Authority (PA) president, elected last month, conceded that under the rule of Arafat, "there were black stains in his policy." |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 heh |
Posted by: Steve 2005-02-02 10:58:22 AM |
#6 One stain can ruin your whole term. |
Posted by: Bill Clinton 2005-02-02 10:56:54 AM |
#5 Black stains on a ten thousand dollar Chanel dress can be removed by... buying another one. Trust me, I know. |
Posted by: Suha Arafat 2005-02-02 10:17:02 AM |
#4 Is he talking about the chair? |
Posted by: BH 2005-02-02 10:12:47 AM |
#3 We can hope that he succeeds... Depends on your definition of black stains. |
Posted by: gromgorru 2005-02-02 6:28:06 AM |
#2 Our main principle is the supremacy of the law. In the very best and worst sense; Good luck. |
Posted by: Zenster 2005-02-02 4:20:24 AM |
#1 We can hope that he succeeds... |
Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-02 12:41:01 AM |