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To: ManyMoose who wrote (320324)	11/16/2002 9:25:54 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 769670

President Bush's Road Map to a Palestinian State Following is the text of the Bush administration's draft plan for steps to create a Palestinian state, a copy of which was provided to The New York Times. (Will the Jewish-American and Christian zionist Amen Corner continue to fight and oppose America's and President Bush's desire to create a just peace and Palestinian nation?) The text uses acronyms: ``AHLC'' is the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, a seven-member group created during the Oslo process that coordinates donor assistance; ``PLC'' is the Palestinian Legislative Council; ``PA'' is the Palestinian Authority; ``GOI'' is the Government of Israel; and ``IDF'' is the Israeli Defense Forces, the Israeli military. DRAFT 10/15/02 Elements of a Performance-Based Road Map to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The following are elements of a performance-based plan, under the supervision of the Quartet, with clear phases and benchmarks leading to a final and comprehensive settlement of the Israel-Palestinian conflict by 2005, as presented in President Bush’s speech of 24 June, and welcomed by the EU, Russia and the UN in the 16 July and 17 September Quartet Ministerial statements. Such a settlement, negotiated between the parties, will result in the emergence of an independent, democratic Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel and its other neighbors. The settlement will end the occupation that began in 1967, based on the Madrid Conference terms of reference and the principle of land for peace, UNSCRs 242, 338 and 1397, agreements previously reached by the parties, and the Arab initiative proposed by Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah and endorsed by the Arab Summit in Beirut. Advertisement Phase I: October 2002-May 2003 (Transformation/Elections) First Stage: October-December, 2002 · Quartet develops detailed roadmap, in consultation with the parties, to be adopted at December Quartet/AHLC meeting. · Appointment of new Palestinian cabinet, establishment of empowered Prime Minister, including any necessary Palestinian legal reforms for this purpose. · PLC appoints Commission charged with drafting of Palestinian constitution for Palestinian statehood. · PA establishes independent Election Commission. PLC reviews and revises election law. · AHLC Ministerial launches major donor assistance effort. · Palestinian leadership issues unequivocal statement reiterating Israel’s right to exist in peace and security and calling for an immediate end to the armed Intifada and all acts of violence against Israelis anywhere. All Palestinian institutions end incitement against Israel. · In coordination with Quartet, implementation of U.S. rebuilding, training and resumed security cooperation plan in collaboration with outside oversight board. (U.S. -Egypt-Jordan). · Palestinian security organizations are consolidated into three services reporting to an empowered Interior Minister. · Restructured/retrained Palestinian security forces and IDF counterparts begin phased resumption of security cooperation and other undertakings as agreed in the Tenet work plan, including regular senior-level meetings, with the participation of U.S. security officials. · GOI facilitates travel of Palestinian officials for PLC sessions, internationally supervised security retraining, and other PA business without restriction. · GOI implements recommendations of the Bertini report to improve humanitarian conditions, including lifting curfews and easing movement between Palestinian areas. · GOI ends actions undermining trust, including attacks in civilian areas, and confiscation/demolition of Palestinian homes/property, deportations, as a punitive measure or to facilitate Israeli construction. · GOI immediately resumes monthly revenue clearance process in accordance with agreed transparency monitoring mechanism. GOI transfers all arrears of withheld revenues to Palestinian Ministry of Finance by end of December 2002, according to specific timeline. · Arab states move decisively to cut off public/private funding of extremist groups, channel financial support for Palestinians through Palestinian Ministry of Finance. · GOI dismantles settlement outposts erected since establishment of the present Israeli government and in contravention of current Israeli government guidelines. Second Stage: January-May 2003 · Continued Palestinian political reform to ensure powers of PLC, Prime Minister, and Cabinet. · Independent Commission circulates draft Palestinian constitution, based on strong parliamentary democracy, for public comment/debate. · Devolution of power to local authorities through revised Municipalities Law. · Quartet monitoring mechanism established. · Palestinian performance on agreed judicial, administrative, and economic benchmarks, as determined by Task Force.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (320324)	11/17/2002 1:15:33 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I lived there from 81 to 89 and visit occasionally for business. It's a very large place, everything is very spread out and LOTS of traffic in the centre. I liked it, lots of great places to eat(just about every ethnicity, there was even an Ethiopian restaurant when I was there). They even have a football team again now! It's very hot in the summer and occasionally gets hit by a hurricane, but the winters are very mild. I prefer it to Dallas because it's just an hour's drive to the beach. If you want more specific info, let me know.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (320324)	11/17/2002 1:37:14 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Thanks! It Houston a nice place to live? The only place in Texas I've been is the Dallas Fort Worth Airport.>> Sorry you've missed so much of a great place. There is a special beauty to the cattle & grain filled panhandle. If only because of the musical history of of the Hub City of the cotton belt - Lubbock - deserves a visit & while there you can enjoy the best enchilida in the world tacovillage.com Spring isn't spring without a stroll along the river walk in Sn Antonio thesanantonioriverwalk.com and maybe jsut maybe the real Texas can still be found out around Marfa our.tentativetimes.net