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Israel-Palestine
Rice ignores Arafat's grave
2005-02-08
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made no acknowledgement of Yasser Arafat's grave when she met the Palestinian Authority leadership in Ramallah on Monday before concluding a whirlwind trip to Israel and the PA.
God, I love this woman.
Unlike a long line of other leaders who paid some kind of homage to Arafat's grave at the entrance to the Mukata, when visiting PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), Rice's car simply pulled into the compound, passed the grave and Rice got out and walked into the building. On the way out, she also made no acknowledgment of the grave, unlike other leaders, like EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana who laid a wreath or British Prime Minister Tony Blair who walked by and nodded. One US official said that the question of how Rice would comport herself around the grave did not come up in preparatory meetings for the visit. "It was not an issue," he said. The PA decided not to make a fuss about the issue to avoid marring relations with the US.
Bwahahahaha!
Posted by:Steve

#17  Heh.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-02-08 8:02:19 PM  

#16  I'm extremely pleased that she ignored the swine - and deeply annoyed that Blair gave even the tiniest nod to the memory of that bastard.

Good graphic btw!
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2005-02-08 6:14:35 PM  

#15  Arawho?
Posted by: Ms. Condie Rice   2005-02-08 5:37:47 PM  

#14  Arafat never was anything but a terrorist and a thug, and Rice gave him exactly the respect and remembrance he deserved. Kudos.
Posted by: Dave D.   2005-02-08 5:01:27 PM  

#13  JFM-That alone, for a woman of her age, must be sending the Islamofolks over the edge.
Posted by: Jules 187   2005-02-08 4:32:43 PM  

#12  Anyone know if Condie is single?

Just for kidding of course.

Posted by: JFM   2005-02-08 4:27:55 PM  

#11  Dr. Rice did the right thing. Move forward, no recognition to the Arafish, who did nothing but make Paleo lives miserable and steal their money in the bargain. She is taking the high ground.

While we are discussing Dr. Rice, her approach to France and Germany is good also. Hey, we have some good things going on in Iraq. Come and be part of a good thing. What are they going to say? But NEVER NEVER allow them to profit on our backs. We do not have to advertize this. Make nice window dressing with the EU on Iran. We still make plans for the bad scenario.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-02-08 3:51:34 PM  

#10  Mojo: It's the last word in public facilities.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2005-02-08 2:46:21 PM  

#9  Flipping it the bird, spitting on it, etc., would have given Arafart some recognition. Negative recognition, but recognition nonetheless.
Better to have ignored it completely as Dr Rice did. She made a statement without doing a thing.
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-02-08 1:47:30 PM  

#8  SHAME SHAAME SHAAAME on the 13 BUFFOONS IN THE SENATE WHO VOTED AGAINST HER CONFIRMATION.

LOOK, HERE THEY ARE MEETING AFTER THEIR VOTE AGAINST DR. RICE:

Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-08 1:19:48 PM  

#7  I HAVE NEVER BEEN PROUDER TO BE AN AMERICAN AT THIS POINT! Good call Doctor Rice, Arafat was a long-time terrorist and obstruction to any thing called peace. I agree with Ed that a small gesture (raised middle finger, spitting, or defecation) might have done a lot to bring closure to that chapter of U.S.-Arab relations.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-02-08 10:53:13 AM  

#6  "Strange place for a urinal..."
Posted by: mojo   2005-02-08 10:31:09 AM  

#5  Unlike a long line of other leaders who paid some kind of homage to Arafat's grave at the entrance to the Mukata, when visiting PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), Rice's car simply pulled into the compound, passed the grave and Rice got out and walked into the building.

"Excellent."

-- C. Montgomery Burns
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-02-08 10:06:34 AM  

#4  Ed, you made me laugh.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-02-08 10:01:01 AM  

#3  She must be the ultimate diplomat to ignore Arafat's grave - what with the smell and everything.
Posted by: BH   2005-02-08 9:59:06 AM  

#2  Obviously she didn't have to pee at the time......
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-02-08 9:57:56 AM  

#1  I don't know diplomatic protocol, but she could have at least spit on it.
Posted by: ed   2005-02-08 9:57:08 AM  

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