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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (23480)	4/4/2002 4:29:46 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 281500

Completely agree. It's important to remember that these "events" are often orchestrated in advance of the publicity announcing them. Bush makes a call for a ceasefire knowing full well in advance after consulting with Sharon that there won't be one. If the Bush call for a ceasefire were not a charade, Bush would have Powell on a plane right away, instead of at some nebulous time "next week." And the language Bush used would have been far tougher. The conference with Zinni is part of the charade as Arafat does not take Zinni seriously. The US policy makers are certainly aware of this. Why would Arafat meet with the centurion when the proconsul is on the way? Narcissistic Arafat will never deal with Zinni. Not even at the cost of the Palestinian lives he could save. In the meantime, what the world sees is a charade of US diplomatic activity which will not become in any sense effective until Powell arrives later next week, if then. Bottom line: The US is backing up its commitment to deal with terrorists by allowing an ally who is circumscribed by events to have just enough time in which to do what it needs to do.