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2004-07-22 Israel-Palestine

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Posted by .com 2004-07-22 2:00:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Washington Post is way behind the curve on this one. So is most of the world for that matter.

The EU has been pouring money into the corrupt sink for years and years. The Saudis cut back their Paleo subsidy a year ago.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-22 8:38:15 AM|| 2004-07-22 8:38:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "The truth is that both sides are corrupt."

I am shocked, shocked to learn that corruption is going on in here

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-07-22 8:48:58 AM|| 2004-07-22 8:48:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 as info dot com, Hamas, though it cooperates with Fatah (despite denials from Fatah) is NOT part of Fatah. These are INTERNAL Fatah groups fighting it out. A different civil war (if it comes to that - theyre on the verge, but a few kidnappings and firing on a building is quite civil war yet) than what some envisioned - not Hamas vs Fatah, but Fatah vs Fatah.

I also note that the US, Israel and Egypt are now pushing a peace conference in October - a FOUR way conf - Israel, Pals, Egypt, US - to work out the withdrawl from Gaza. Note well who is not (at this point, anyways) invited - no EU, no UN, no Russia. Presumably this officially supplants the Road Map.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-07-22 9:14:56 AM|| 2004-07-22 9:14:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 the movementâs armed wing has turned against its creators
The Frankenfatah monster.

Posted by Spot 2004-07-22 9:19:01 AM|| 2004-07-22 9:19:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry, correction - the egyptians also plan to invite the EU, the UN, and Russia.

Oh, well, Id still say its a good day.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-07-22 9:38:21 AM|| 2004-07-22 9:38:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 he EU has been pouring money into the corrupt sink for years and years.

These EU petrowhores have used their cash to curry favor with the arab states. If the dynamic were changed, and Israel had oil, the EU would be apoplectic over palestinian terror.

It's laughable how easily -- and obviously -- they can be bought.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-07-22 11:04:43 AM|| 2004-07-22 11:04:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 ..and has escalated demands across Palestinian society that Arafat surrender some of his powers and reform a governmental system riddled with corruption.

Kind of silly, really, to think or expect that ol' money-skimming Arafart himself could actually reform "a governmental system riddled with corruption".

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-22 11:12:40 AM|| 2004-07-22 11:12:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Arafat reforming his government is like asking the fox to tidy up the chicken coop. Too long on the job.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-07-22 4:00:03 PM|| 2004-07-22 4:00:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 In a nutshell...

Posted by .com 2004-07-22 6:34:14 PM|| 2004-07-22 6:34:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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