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To: Elsewhere who wrote (23222)	7/14/2002 9:30:44 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) of 281500

The main question is how to offer Arafat a face-saving way out which supposedly is important in the Arab world. Maybe this could be done by a republican constitution with a chancellor and a president; then Arafat could be promoted from "general" to "president" That's what I wrote back in April - and it is a plan which Powell is pursuing now: msnbc.com Powell’s Plan: President Arafat—Without Powers An exclusive look into the White House plans for the Middle East By Michael Hirsh and Roy Gutman NEWSWEEK July 22 issue — Yasir Arafat’s future is on the table—and, the White House hopes, out of his hands. George W. Bush’s wish to be rid of the Palestinian leader will be among the topics in key talks this week in New York and Washington between Secretary of State Colin Powell and European and Arab officials. NEWSWEEK HAS LEARNED that Powell is encouraging the drafting of a plan that would give the Palestinians a state while moving Arafat into a figurehead presidency with limited powers. ...

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