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Israel-Palestine

World to Push for ME Peace, Says Annan

2005-03-15

The world is determined to push ahead with fresh Middle East peace moves and create an independent Palestinian state, according to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan who met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his Ramallah headquarters here yesterday. Palestinian groups said they were ready for a formal cease-fire, seen as a crucial precursor to road map negotiations on Palestinian statehood, if Israel freed 8,000 prisoners and pulled back forces in the occupied West Bank. After his talks with Annan, Abbas said he expected to win militants over to a formal truce, cementing a tacit deal prone to violations, in talks with them today in Cairo. "We hope the dialogue in Cairo will yield positive results because the conditions are right among all parties concerned," he told reporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. But Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected the truce bid, repeating Israel's demand under the US-backed road map peace plan for Abbas to dismantle militant groups rather than negotiate with them.

Posted by:Fred

#12 "It sounds to me like Mr LyingSackOSh*t is trying to take credit for what others have done again." That's what the un does best. Remember the Tsunami fiasco? The un technocrats were still meeting in a five-star hotels (prob with hookers) while US and Aussie forces were providing aid. Then that excuse for a leader said they (the un) were behind the relief effort? Nothing would make me happier than to see that entire organization sent packing to someplace like France. They could spend all day passing Anti-Israel resolutions and groping the Phrenk staff.

Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-03-15 4:35:41 PM

#11 Get your best moon light when the sun goes nova, course only the darksiders get to enjoy it and then only for a few hours.

Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-15 9:20:32 AM

#10 No Annan won't do a thing about Sudan and Dafur until others have done the heavy lifting and given a few quarts of blood, then he will rush in, hold a bunch of conferences, 5-star lunches, and press conferences where he will say he appreciates the 'help' others have provided under his 'leadership'.

Then the UN troops will implement their nookie-for-food program.

And yes, there was a nice moon out :)

Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-03-15 9:10:28 AM

#9 if Israel freed 8,000 prisoners and pulled back forces in the occupied West Bank
Again with the demands? STFU and do your part first, a**holes.

Posted by: Spot 2005-03-15 8:29:41 AM

#8 I think that even a KKK guy would give higher priority than Annan on relieving the sufferings of the South-Soudanese and Darfur people.

Posted by: JFM 2005-03-15 7:39:53 AM

#7 All the stars were out, too. I could even see Carey Grant.

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-03-15 7:24:15 AM

#6 Actually that was sarcasm.

Nice moon out tonight.

Posted by: .com 2005-03-15 6:42:22 AM

#5 Actually its not his job. He is an unelected bureacrat responsible for carrying out the instructions of the nominees of elected officials, or goverment nominees where the government is not elected. It really pisses me off that the MSM insists on quoting him all the time.

Posted by: phil_b 2005-03-15 6:32:52 AM

#4 CF - "It sounds to me like Mr LyingSackOSh*t is trying to take credit for what others have done again."

Now, now, relax. That's his job. It says so somewhere in the UN Charter, I'm sure. Just as anything the Muzzies do is sanctified somewhere in the Suras or Haddiths.

Nice moon out, tonight.

Posted by: .com 2005-03-15 3:57:14 AM

#3 Funny how Koffi 'lying sack of sh*t' Annan is willing to give up Israeli concessions to his buddies the terrorists isn't it...

It sounds to me like Mr LyingSackOSh*t is trying to take credit for what others have done again. Next he will start saying that democracy in Iraq and Lebannon is a great 'UN' victory.

(Sorry if any sacks of sh*t were offended by the comparison to Koffi).

Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-03-15 3:48:22 AM

#2 Well, he coudn't keep Sadam in power. And he can't do much for boy Asad. So, Kofi tries to get something for his People.

Posted by: gromgoru 2005-03-15 1:16:02 AM

#1 The world is determined to push ahead with fresh Middle East peace moves and create an independent Palestinian state,

The two parts of Mr. Annan's statement seem to me to form something of a non sequitor. An independent Palestine is not a pre-requisite for Mid-East peace, especially when the support for suicide bombings amongst the Palestinian citizenry has dropped from 77% to something like 29%. In fact, the longer the rest of the Mid-East is peaceful and free without the Palestinian issue being formally resolved, the likelier that the Palestinian people will recognize that they have been defeated and therefore must trade in their unrealistic plans for something both they and the Israelis can live with.

Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-15 12:18:43 AM

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