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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (25473)	4/16/2002 12:59:26 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Did you notice that part of his argument is already what engineers call "nonconforming"? That's an amazingly fast degradation rate for an article that was written yesterday: The new 'engagement' is primarily therefore a sham - for international consumption. Its purpose was beautifully illustrated last Friday as Colin Powell swiftly premised his upcoming meeting with Arafat on Arafat's unconditional condemnation - in Arabic - of the latest suicide bombing. Arafat, who supports, orchestrates and pays for such murders of civilians, unsurprisingly said nothing. Quod erat demonstrandum. You couldn't have had a clearer illustration to the world of who exactly Arafat is, and the folly of talking to him about anything to do with peace. That's quite a coup for the American hawks. #reply-17335364 Compare: Arafat Condemns Terror; Powell Meeting Back On Robin Wright, LA Times, Aprili 14, 2002 After weeks of resisting U.S. requests, Yasser Arafat on Saturday condemned all violence and terrorism carried out against civilians, leading Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to reschedule his meeting with the Palestinian Authority president for today at his besieged headquarters in the West Bank. ... latimes.com Powell says Arafat talks 'constructive' Michael Jansen, The Irish Times, April 15, 2002 Following three hours of talks with the Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, in his besieged compound in Ramallah, the US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, said the encounter was "useful and constructive". ... ireland.com -- Carl P.S. Powell is a heck of a lot braver than I'd be. I wouldn't get near that murderer, much less when he's surrounded by all those trigger-happy IDF snipers and untrained, overarmed Palestinian gunmen.