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| Condi Speaks -- AP reports |
| 2006-07-26 |
| Of course -- they are not the same! Important paragraph left out of the AP report concerning Syria and Iran. From transcript (I heard this)at the end of her speech: In that regard, I am glad that the secretary-general is going to use his good offices in whatever way that he can to try and gain an understanding from other states that they have responsibilities too. Syria has responsibilities under 1559, which it, in fact, has not exercised, and we ask that they do. And we are also deeply concerned, as we have said, about the role of Iran. So it is indeed high time that everyone make a choice. Here's AP's By KATHERINE SHRADER Associated Press Writer ROME Talks involving Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and counterparts from other countries bogged down Wednesday in apparent disagreement over what kind of cease-fire would be urged to end the Israeli- Hezbollah fighting. Rice, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema joined Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora gave statements at a news conference. D'Alema said the participants agreed to work "immediately" for a cease-fire and Annan said any solution to the Mideast crisis should involve Iran and Syria. Rice said the United States favors urgently ending the Israeli- Hezbollah fighting but that there cannot be a return to a status quo of political uncertainty and instability in Lebanon. A diplomat involved with the talks, who spoke on condition of anonymity about the ongoing negotiations, said international leaders were struggling to reach agreement on a statement about the violence between Israel and the Hezbollah militia. Saniora gave an impassioned speech before the news conference that prodded the international leaders to continue working, the source said. The diplomat said the sticking point is language about the terms under which fighting would end. The source insisted on anonymity because discussions on a conference resolution were still ongoing. Almost every nation attending the conference in Rome has pressed Rice to call for an immediate end to the fighting on the Israeli-Lebanese border. But Rice stood her ground in two days of diplomacy in Lebanon and Israel and the West Bank. Rather than a quick fix, she has repeatedly said the region needs enduring solutions, and other U.S. officials have raised doubts about an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in the south of Lebanon. The Rome meeting of European and moderate Arab officials was to discuss the fighting sparked by the July 12 Hezbollah abduction of two Israeli soldiers. Rice attended a morning meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema before the international conference was set to begin. When asked if she planned to announce an international force for Lebanon, Rice smiled and wouldn't comment. In a statement at the start of the conference, Annan called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, calling for Hezbollah to stop its "deliberate targeting of Israeli population centers" and for Israel to end all bombing, blockades and ground operations. He said "a key stipulation for such a halt in fighting would be that the parties must not, I repeat, must not take advantage of such a pause to conduct offense operations, redeploy or resupply." And he said an international force will be vital to keeping peace. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #8 Hoorah, look mum, I'm on rantburg and I'm celebrating the deaths of more UN peace keepers. That'll teach em. Its a topsy turvy world and America now supports the killing of these communist christian beatniks!!! |
| Posted by: Crairt Phomotle9768 2006-07-26 13:06 |
| #7 We have to remember that these guyz are tribal. E.G., GW1, Sammy (a sunni) went into Kuwait. Saudi sunni princes, though their a$$es were in a sling, did nothing until Powell et al came in and laid the reality on. Once Sammy was pushed out of Kuwait, then the sunnis wanted to stop the fighting. They let Sammy get off. These guys are tribal, blood is thicker than water. They have no basic principles, its kinship, horsetrading, etc. Anthro 101. Same with Iraq. The majority ruling dudes are Shiites. Hizb is Shia. Blood is thicker than water. Same shiite, different venue. This is no surprise. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-07-26 22:12 |
| #6 The White House plan won't work as it is, BUT...during the Central American conflict, US diplomats - Reaganite in philosophy - operated on a "two-track" posture, wherein military aid continued unabated thereby imposing unilaterally beneficial pre-conditions on the other side. It worked. However, the fact that the Iraq Parliament is backing Hizbollah is scary. If Condi is passing a message that Iraq Shiites will be squeezed by the developing (maybe) "Sunni Umbrella" then they will be crushed. The possibility of Syria changing sides is not unthinkable. The Baath government once massacred 20,000 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. Hizbollah's fast-breeding colony of primitives pose an even greater threat. Does anyone else believe, as I do, that Syria has already been somewhat brought on line? If that's true then Condi is icing the cake. |
| Posted by: Griper Whegum8464 2006-07-26 20:32 |
| #5 There's this old negotiating tactic called the 'slow roll'.... |
| Posted by: Nero 2006-07-26 17:28 |
| #4 I think it's time the US went in, helped out Israel to kick the he$$ out of everybody, then stay there to do the rebuilding. At the same time, keep advancing beyond Lebanon through Syria, joining up with the troops advancing from Iraq, then moving north to the Turkish border. While we're involved there, bomb Iran until the only things the bombing is doing is bouncing rubble. THEN we MIGHT be able to get a handhold on the Middle East and make some progress. Oh, and expell the UN and all its minions from the entire area, so they can't mess it up. Authorize Darth Bolton to begin offensive operations inside Turtle Bay, and give him lots of help. Dump every bit of trash we've ever collected on everyone involved, and collect some more. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-07-26 16:55 |
| #3 I can't figure out who Kofi is shilling for Hizb'allah. It is a given that any 'ceasefire' would be used by Hizb'allah to resupply and re-enforce it's fighting force. His statements don't comport with reality. Rice's statements and position does. We are not going to fund peacekeeping in Lebanon I hope. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-26 16:24 |
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| Posted by: Crairt Phomotle9768 2006-07-26 13:06 |
| #1 He said "a key stipulation for such a halt in fighting would be that the parties must not, I repeat, must not take advantage of such a pause to conduct offense operations, redeploy or resupply." Unless you give me or my son money. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-07-26 12:45 |