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Israel-Palestine
Palestinians Begin Election Process
2004-11-20
Palestinians formally opened the campaign for a successor to Yasser Arafat on Saturday as candidates for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority began seeking signatures to qualify for the Jan. 9 ballot. Candidates have 12 days to submit their paperwork for the landmark election, which is being held amid hopes for a revival of the peace process in the Middle East.

Secretary of State Colin Powell and other diplomats are traveling to the region next week seeking to revive the stalled "road map" peace plan. Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia discussed the upcoming meetings with U.S. envoy David Pearce on Saturday. Qureia has said he would seek assurances from Powell that the original timetable President Bush stipulated in the road map plan will be honored. The Palestinians want statehood by 2005 and claim that the four-year time plan mentioned by Bush earlier this month could lead to an Israeli land grab. "We'll tell him that the four years' time that was mentioned by President Bush to establish a Palestinian state will encourage the Israeli government to continue stealing our lands to build settlements and the wall," Qureia told a Palestinian journalist on Friday. "It is very dangerous."
Posted by:Fred

#7  Popcorn , Popcorn , get yer Popcorn here . $0.50 a bucket !
Posted by: MacNails   2004-11-20 9:32:00 PM  

#6  Ok, Mr.Qureia, if you think you can get the various factions of the PLO (not to even mention Hamas and Hezbollah) to stop blowing shit up and shooting random strangers in the streets, we can cut down on the 4 year throwaway line timeframe some...

Mr. Qureia?...
Posted by: mojo   2004-11-20 9:27:53 PM  

#5  LOL. Just making sure you are reading Frank.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-20 5:58:01 PM  

#4  hey! I represent that!
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-20 3:23:00 PM  

#3  That bn PD on the upperleft with the big noose preapring to smite. Does the hi rez version show the aloha shirt the bowman is wearing?
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-20 2:46:43 PM  

#2  LOL, Fred has the etchings from hell.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-20 2:44:03 PM  

#1  Fred---I like that Fist On A Stick in the lower left corner of the illustration!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-11-20 12:11:46 PM  

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