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| Middle East |
| New Paleostinian security chief says he wants to 'put and end to' militias |
| 2002-06-14 |
| The new Palestinian security chief said Friday he wants to "put an end" to militias involved in shooting and bombing attacks on Israelis, warning that the Palestinians' image must not be soiled by terrorism. Uh... Careful. You almost stepped on my jaw... Gen. Abdel Razak Yehiyeh, who was appointed interior minister in a weekend Cabinet reshuffle, said he would first engage in dialogue with the armed groups. Yehiyeh did not say how he would proceed if his appeals go unheeded. Probably keep working on it until his car blows up... A day after being sworn in, Yehiyeh on Friday said he would strive to neutralize the armed groups that have been carrying out terror attacks. "We should put an end to all the militias. We should end it completely," Yehiyeh said in an interview. "I will not agree in any way to pollute the name of the Palestinian people with terrorism." If this isn't for Western consumption only, it represents a sea change in Paleostinian strategy, though it's kinda late in the game for them to worry about their name being sullied. Wonder what Yasser makes of it, if he's coherent this week? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |