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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: steve harris who wrote (295371)7/17/2006 3:40:55 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1575173
 
Bush Curses Hezbollah's Actions

By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia Jul 17, 2006 (AP)— President Bush cursed Hezbollah's attacks against Israel in private conversations with foreign leaders Monday that were picked up by a microphone.

Bush expressed his frustration with the United Nations and his disgust with the militant Islamic group and its backers in Syria as he talked to British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the closing lunch at the Group of Eight summit.

"See the irony is that what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this (expletive) and it's over," Bush told Blair as he chewed on a buttered roll.

He told Blair he felt like telling U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who visited the gathered leaders "to get on the phone with (Syrian President Bashar) Assad, make something happen."

The unscripted comments came during a photo opportunity at the lunch. Bush and Blair clearly did not realize that a live microphone was picking up their discussion.

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