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Rep. Ellison: Pelosi Group Repeated Olmert's Words to Asad
Another version of messages borne by a group of U.S. lawmakers from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Syrian President Al-Asad was presented by Rep. Keith Ellison [D-Minn.], the nation's first Muslim congressman. Ellison told the Associated Press that the contingent let Al-Asad know that Olmert had expressed concern that Israeli actions might be misinterpreted by Syria and lead to inadvertent war. Ellison said they quoted Olmert to Al-Asad, telling him that Olmert had declared: "We have no intention of attacking Syria." Ellison's account stands in sharp contrast to a tempest caused by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who led the junket in direct opposition to the Bush administration. Pelosi said she carried a message to Al-Asad from Olmert saying that Israel was ready to return to the negotiating table. Olmert's office immediately said it never happened. Posted by: Crutch Gloper8146 2007-04-10 |
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