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| Middle East |
| US peacekeepers? Yuck. |
| 2002-04-11 |
In his Friday meeting with Yassir Arafat - which Mr Sharon opposes but is unlikely to prevent - Mr Powell will urge the Palestinian Authority leader to issue a statement in Arabic to his people condemning terrorism. Yeah. And then pigs are gonna whistle and cows fly loop-de-loops. While he will again urge Mr Arafat to crack down on terrorism, diplomats said the US recognises that the ability of the Palestinian security forces to act has been crippled by the offensive. Oh, yeah. That's right. The IDF shot or arrested all the PA cops because they were, uh... terrorists. They said the issue of international observers to monitor a ceasefire, which the Palestinians favour but Israel has until now opposed, was bound to be raised. Mr Sharon might be prepared to accept a small US-only force, but this in itself would be symbolic of international involvement in attempts to solve the conflict, diplomats said. The Philistines keep bringing up this idea, which is a pretty good indication that it's lousy. That way they can bitch and moan about American occupiers and let off some steam by slapping them around when they get the chance. If they're really lucky, Hamas can get 240 or so while they sleep. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |