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| Bush Condemns Hamas in Radio Address |
| 2009-01-04 |
| President Bush issued a sharp condemnation of Hamas late today, accusing the Palestinian militant group of provoking Israeli military action with rocket attacks and increasing the death toll by secreting its arms within civilian populations. In his weekly radio address, to be broadcast Saturday morning, Bush also said he would not support "another one-way ceasefire," and he called for a strict monitoring system to curtail weapons smuggling into Gaza. A transcript of the address was released a day ahead of broadcast. "This recent outburst of violence was instigated by Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group supported by Iran and Syria that calls for Israel's destruction," Bush said. He also referred to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who rules the West Bank, as "the legitimate leader of the Palestinian people." "I urge all parties to pressure Hamas to turn away from terror, and to support legitimate Palestinian leaders working for peace," he said. The address marked Bush's first public comments on the conflict since Israel began targeting Hamas positions with airstrikes on Saturday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The miracle is, Rice has managed to keep the rest of the anti-US State Department from commenting. That in itself is a blessing. Too many of the members of the DoS have "second pensions" funded by Saudi Arabia. It'll take a brigade of Marines and more water than there is in the Potomac to clean that place out. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-01-04 13:37 |
| #2 Rice is awfully stupid when it comes to these matters. Glad she is quiet. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-01-04 11:42 |
| #1 Bush also said he would not support "another one-way ceasefire," Rice is awfully quiet. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-04 00:34 |