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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (2030)	3/28/2001 5:17:32 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

Ah, I think I have a small part for her in the play. Let me think about it! Let me re-read the play! (ggg)

To: TigerPaw who wrote (2030)	3/29/2001 1:42:07 AM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

" The US has enraged Palestinians and other Arabs by killing off a UN security council resolution that would have opened the way for international observers to be sent to the Middle East." Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor Thursday March 29, 2001 The Guardian The US has enraged Palestinians and other Arabs by killing off a UN security council resolution that would have opened the way for international observers to be sent to the Middle East. Palestinians, who have been pushing for a UN force to help protect the civilian population of the West Bank and Gaza, condemned the US announcement on Tuesday night. The Israelis, opposed to international involvement in the conflict, thanked the US. James Cunningham, the chief US representative to the UN, said the US had vetoed the resolution because "it is unbalanced and unworkable and hence unwise". European countries, including Britain and France, abstained. They expressed disappointment that agreement on a formula could not be reached. Intensive negotiations took place among security council members at the UN's New York headquarters to reach a consensus on a resolution. Late on Tuesday, a deal was being predicted by the European members, and a draft was under discussion that avoided using the words "observer force" and instead referred vaguely to a "protection mechanism", which the Europeans believed could have given the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, the opportunity to send in an observer force. The compromise formula was to be sent to capitals for consideration overnight, with the vote taking place yesterday. But the seven non-aligned countries on the 15-member security council - Singapore, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Colombia and Tunisia - are sympathetic to the Palestinian position and moved to an immediate vote on a much tougher resolution. It called for the setting up of "an appropriate mechanism to protect Palestinian civilians, including through the establishment of a UN observer force". The vote was nine to one with four abstentions. The non-aligned countries were joined by Russia and China. Britain, France, Ireland and Norway abstained. Ukraine did not vote. The Israeli foreign ministry released a statement saying it wished "to express its appreciation for the American decision". It said: "It is ironic that the members of the security council put forward an unbalanced proposal regarding the protection of Palestinian civilians precisely at this time, when Israeli citizens, victims of Palestinian terrorism, are being killed and injured." guardian.co.uk

To: TigerPaw who wrote (2030)	3/29/2001 1:43:34 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

TP, by now you've probably heard that Israel has bombed Palestine and all hopes of peace are gone.................... We live in dangerous times, TP. M.........