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Yasser surrounded, again...
Israeli troops moved into the West Bank town of Ramallah and surrounded the compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, an army spokesman said. The unidentified spokesman said the soldiers were deployed to prevent gunmen from entering the compound but did not enter it themselves. Palestinians officials said Arafat was inside the compound and was unharmed. One Palestinian was killed and two wounded in exchanges of fire. Two soldiers were also wounded. Despite the flareup, CIA Director George Tenet and Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, both of whom just returned from the region and several meetings with Middle East leaders, gave the president an optimistic assessment. Wonder what would cause them to give a pessimistic assessment? Guess it's because nobody blew up when Burns arrived, only when Tenet got there. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-06-10 |
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