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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: AK2004 who wrote (568133)	4/24/2004 2:41:24 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Big daddy says chill or we'll cut off your allowance! ;~)) ******************************************************* US cautions Sharon on Arafat threat The United States has sharply warned Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to keep his promise not to harm Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.** Mr Sharon said, in an interview with Israeli public television, that he believed he was no longer under any obligation to abide by his pledge to US President George W Bush and that Mr Arafat "no longer has immunity" from an Israeli attack. "I promised President George W Bush three years ago not to attack (Mr) Arafat, but I am no longer bound by that promise, and (Mr Arafat) no longer has immunity," Mr Sharon said. However, the comment drew a sharp rebuke from US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who made it clear that he was speaking on behalf of the president. "The president made it clear that he would oppose any such attempts against Mr Arafat, and the president firmly believes that he has a commitment from Prime Minister Sharon that no such attempt will be made," Mr Powell said, appearing on ABC America's Nightline program. A senior administration officials said earlier in the day that the White House considered "a pledge, a pledge." "We have made it entirely clear to the Israeli Government that we would oppose any such action and have done so again in the wake of these remarks" by Mr Sharon, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Mr Bush also "reiterated his opposition" to such Israeli action against the Palestinian leader when he met with Mr Sharon last week and endorsed the Israeli leader's controversial disengagement plan, the official said. abc.net.au