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2005-01-13 Israel-Palestine

Solana visits camp in Gaza and calls for end to attacks

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Posted by Fred 2005-01-13 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "He was moved by the poverty-stiken residents"

Why wasn't he moved by the poverty-striken non-muslim or non-Arab Soudanese? And given the zillions the EU is giving to the Paleos, he should have asked how is that the palestinians are still poor (ie who is poceketing the money?). That is what he should have told and done instead of "being moved. Old hypocrite.

Posted by JFM 2005-01-13 1:00:45 AM|| 2005-01-13 1:00:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 good point = JFM

Those responsible are not the ones who have been punished In a strange sort of way, he's grasping the problem.

Abbas' positive actions seems too good too be true, and I'm a true believer that too good to be true is a blazing red flag. But maybe Arafat was just such a putz that we find a real leader difficult to imagine.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-13 1:19:02 AM|| 2005-01-13 1:19:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana joined new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbasâs call for an end to rocket attacks on Israel Wednesday as he toured a Hamas stronghold used as a launchpad by militants.

So was Solana able to that cesspool without a scratch after calling for something that Paleos don't necessarily agree with?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-13 1:39:03 AM|| 2005-01-13 1:39:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "...maybe Arafat was just such a putz that we find a real leader difficult to imagine."
If we're having trouble with the concept, the Palestinians must be practically catatonic at trying to grasp the whole notion.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2005-01-13 10:22:03 AM|| [http://www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-01-13 10:22:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Putz--Good word to describe Arafat. It may also describe Abbas who is practicing Arafat politics as far as I can tell. As the Who said: "New Boss Same as the Old Boss." Putz is one of those great Yiddish words that is rich in meanings. In English it can mean dickhead or screwup. It has many literal translations.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-13 10:28:19 AM|| 2005-01-13 10:28:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Never misses an opportunity to display irrelevance.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-13 4:28:53 PM|| 2005-01-13 4:28:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "...as he toured a Hamas stronghold... Stumbling over rubble and viewing razed homes..."
Build a wall around them and the deluded think they have a stronghold.

Posted by Tom 2005-01-13 4:34:17 PM|| 2005-01-13 4:34:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Would any of you buy a used car from Solana ?

Posted by EoZ 2005-01-13 6:14:12 PM|| 2005-01-13 6:14:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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