[An Nahar] U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
said on Monday he will host talks with Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
officials as part of a painstaking process aimed at revitalizing the Middle East grinding of the peace processor.
Kerry has already devoted time and energy to trying to find a way to bring all sides back to the negotiating table since taking office on February 1.
He has traveled three times to the region, meeting senior Israeli and Paleostinian officials as well as Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian, and Qatari leaders, seeking to end the stalemate in the grinding of the peace processor which collapsed in late 2010.
The new top U.S. diplomat has suggested the Arab Peace Initiative, unveiled in 2002 by Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
under which 22 Arab countries would normalize ties with Israel in return for Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands, could map out a way forward.
"We welcome the vaporous Arab League's eagerness to play a constructive role in the pursuit of a durable and lasting Middle East peace," deputy acting State Department front man Patrick Ventrell told journalists.
The talks -- to be held away from the cameras in Blair House, just a short walk from the White House, and not in the usual, more transparent State Department offices -- came after "a series of productive conversations by the secretary to explore how we can best move regional peace efforts forward."