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| Moratinos: Syria wants to renew talks with Israel |
| 2006-10-16 |
| Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos said Sunday that Syria wanted to renew contacts with Israel. Following meetings over the weekend with Syria's president, Bashar Assad, and its foreign minister, Walid Moallem, Moratinos said he was impressed by Syria's attitude on Lebanon, which he called "very positive." Damascus supports the UN's ceasefire resolution, Moratinos said, and is interested in helping to implement it. Moratinos added that peace could not be achieved in the Middle East without the participation of Syria. Moratinos faced harsh criticism from the US over his meetings with the Syrian leadership. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Moratinos added that peace could not be achieved in the Middle East* without the participation of Syria. *Should've stopped right there. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-10-16 11:28 |
| #4 He probably will despite the fact that epople are unhandling about how he is undoing Spain to the nazionalists, about the massive regularaization of illegals (who has had the effect of bringing more of them) and about growing suspicions about the "luck" the police had who allowed it to make its first arrests about the Madrid bombings just in time to influence the elections (BTW the wholme investigation has been a farce with many crucial clues not investigated by the jusge or hidden to him by the police). Zapatero will eb reelected simply because Aznar designated as his successor a guy who has been unable to oppose the socialists so people don't see him as an alternative. Even about the bombings he has been unable to explit, in fact even attempt to exploit the many shadowy aspects of the official version. End result is that people don't see his party as an alternative: after a summer marred by a number of scandals, a slowing econnomy, the immigrant problem, irritation about Zapatero's backward bendings to the nazionalists and with nearly than 75% people convinced the governamnt is lying about the Madrid bombings, after all that the Socialist lead over the right wing opposition has increased Add the complete domination of the MSM by the socialists (muuuuch more than what you have in teh states) with the exception of "El Mundo" newspaper and a radio network owned by the Church. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-10-16 05:51 |
| #3 I'm sure you're right, JFM. Persona non-grata probably defines his status rather well. As for Zappy, I'm interested in seeing if his "government" can hold power in the next election. If so, then Spain can fend for itself - fuck 'em. If they regain their spirit, perhaps with the class to return Aznar to the PM post, then I'll be impressed. :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-16 04:53 |
| #2 Moratinos is Zapatero's foreign minister, the main proponent of the "Civilizations alliance" (1) (2) and a ta least as mentally deranged as Zapatero (who looks demented in most of his phtos). .com While are at it Moratinos is probably not in the NOFLY list but he is in the NOT TO BE RECEIVED by any US govern emnt official and NOT STRETCH hands with (US embassador in Spain has a derogation provided he wash hands before returning to embassy. (1) First civilizations cannpot ally because they are not juridical entities and second it means finding acceptable things such as burkas and genital mutiliation. (2) There is one civilization Zapatero and Moratinos will never ally or more excatly two America's and Isreal's. BTW a couple years ago Zapatero lmade a point in not raising in front of America's flag. I doubt he would do the same thing for say, genocidical's Soudan's flag. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-10-16 04:00 |
| #1 Heh, I think Mr Moratinos is rather easily impressed. I hope he's on the US No-Visa / No-Fly list, now. "No, they can't have the Golan back. Nice gazpacho. Thanks for dropping by." |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-16 02:25 |