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Road map "no longer exists": Meshaal
2006-02-15
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bacheer held talks on Tuesday with the visiting Palestinian Islamic resistant movement's politburo chief Khaled Mishal who said the road map was no longer "alive" and vowed to pursue the armed struggle as long as the Israelis continue occupying Palestinian territories.

Emerging from the meeting with Al-Bacheer, Mishal told journalists that he briefed the president "about developments of the Palestinian cause and the movement's perspective with regard of current conditions" on the Palestinian arena, adding that he consulted the president on the needed support for the "Palestinian people in shadow of threats to isolate it after Hamas won elections." Asked about his reaction to a call by UN Secretary General kofi Annan on the movement to surrender guns and stop the armed struggle, Mishal said Annan's call "is unrealistic as most of the territories are under occupation and we will continue to defend our people until the occupiers withdraw from the territories. The international community must coerce Israel into recognizing our rights."

He added that the road map "no longer exists" because Ariel Sharon refused to recognize borders of 1967 and right of the Palestinians in diaspora to return home." "There is no road map ... only the Arabs are speaking about it," Mishal said at conclusion of a two-day visit by a Hamas delegation.
Posted by:Seafarious

#10  It never "existed" in the first place.

Except in some fantasy world not populated by normal people.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-02-15 21:07  

#9  Ummm, No.
I think it's a headlight.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-02-15 20:17  

#8  "Look! Is that a light at the end of the tunnel?"
Posted by: mojo   2006-02-15 12:27  

#7  ..and vowed to pursue the armed struggle as long as the Israelis continue occupying Palestinian territories.

Not a problem. Stepping up the assassinations of Hamas members looks like an appropriate response.

"..as most of the territories are under occupation.."

What's the problem? Aren't all the Jooz out of Gaza?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2006-02-15 09:40  

#6  "No longer exists" as if it really did before.

Hamas does bring a stark sense of realism.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-02-15 09:33  

#5  The road map no longer exists. Sweet. Now let's make sure Hamas no longer exists either. Kill the leaders and starve the rest by cutting off all funding. If the West gets serious about this there will be just about as much uproar as there is about Darfur--which is to say, damned little. Just do it.
Posted by: mac   2006-02-15 06:01  

#4  Quatermass: That was sweet - not to mention the colon blow that was part of the deal. Those Hellfires pack a lot of fibre.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2006-02-15 03:15  

#3  The road map was the pattern made by Rantissi's brain as it splattered across the pavement after he tried to swallow a Hellfire.
Posted by: Quatermass   2006-02-15 03:01  

#2  I find the honesty refreshing after all these years of double talk and false hope. Israel is going to build its wall, Hamas is going to continue seething and taking pot shots at Israel and then running and hiding behind civilians when the IDF comes around. However, it'll be a little more difficult to blame Israel for deteriorating conditions when they insist on terrorizing (their own as well) instead of governing. Hopefully a few more people around the world and in the Middle East, as well (you can always hope) will start to get a clue.
Posted by: Monsieur Moonbat   2006-02-15 02:58  

#1  Road map "no longer exists"...

Actually, it does, but it is something else than what people think. I saw it somewhere, it was a map of Israel and green arrows were pointing to where Egypt, Jordan and Syria are, while light blue arrows were pointing to Judea and Samaria.

Now I remember... it was a dream and I was an old man, maybe late 70's and I saw the map and it was good.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-02-15 02:13  

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