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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: redfish who wrote (8436)	12/26/2004 8:01:36 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Not true - but believe it if it makes you feel better in your defense of terrorists. I've blasted you for being a bigot here and also for your extremely moronic post about fathers. As you seem to wish to ignore that, here it is for all to see what a cowardly turd you are. Do you deny that you are a sympathizer? You think the Palestinians, who target civilians with cowardly suicide tactics, using other people's children are victims? You defend 9/11 and blame it on Israel or the US? Wear your "terrorist arse kisser" badge with honor. Clearly you shoot before you think. You are a bigot and no amount of fact will change your mind. Your post that in all divorce cases, all fathers are abusive and neglectful shows what kind of an arsewipe you are. You can wear your arsewipe badge next to you arse kisser badge. You deserve them both. HERE IS YOUR MORONIC POST ABOUT FATHERS Message 20884948

To: redfish who wrote (8436)	12/26/2004 8:55:02 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

US and Israel "carrot and stick" policies seem to be working. Morons who support terror who were in love with the crook Arafat, such as you, are being proven wrong. Top Palestinians Urge End to Violence After Arafat Sun Dec 26, 2004 06:18 AM ET By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Prominent Palestinian figures appealed on Sunday for an end to violence, adding weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel. Lending momentum to a fragile new trend of cooperation, Israel's cabinet ratified Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to lift roadblocks in occupied territory to ensure Palestinians can be registered to vote and go to the polls freely on Jan. 9. "The election is of supreme importance in establishing a (Palestinian) leadership with which we hope to move forward in the road map process," Sharon told reporters, referring to an international peace plan shelved by persistent violence. Palestinian militants have rebuffed Abbas's suggestions of a truce with Israel since Arafat died in November and fighting has persisted in occupied Gaza. Israeli tanks killed two Islamist militants planting explosives near a border fence on Sunday. But poll ratings for Abbas have surged along with sentiment for a return to calm to enable talks for statehood. Violence has abated in the larger West Bank and U.S.-led Middle East peace diplomacy is reviving after years of paralysis. Some 560 prominent Palestinians, including senior Palestine Liberation Organization figures, cabinet ministers, lawmakers, intellectuals and poets, urged an end to militant attacks and a push for democratic reform to advance the quest for a state. "We reaffirm our legitimate right to confront occupation, but call for restoring the popular character of our intifada and ceasing actions that reduce the range of (international) support for our cause and harm the credibility of our struggle," they said in a front-page advertisement in Palestinian newspapers. They also pressed Arafat's successor not to compromise on his aim of a state in all of the West Bank and Gaza, taken by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, with East Jerusalem as its capital and a "fair solution" for Palestinian refugees. ARAFAT'S SPIRIT SURVIVES All seven presidential candidates have hitched their campaign coat-tails to the image of Arafat as the charismatic patriarch of Palestinian nationalism. But they have distanced themselves from the chaos and corruption he left behind. Abbas, a veteran PLO pragmatist widely tipped to win handily over fringe challengers, has branded years of suicide bombings a mistake and gained the confidence of Israel and the United States, who boycotted Arafat and considered him an obstacle to peace. But anxious to shake off militant accusations that he would capitulate for peace, Abbas has stuck to demands Israel deems non-starters such as a total pullout to pre-1967 borders and the right of return of refugees to what is now the Jewish state. Some in Israel's governing right have dismissed Abbas's credentials for peacemaking as a result. But Israel's deputy prime minister cautioned Israelis not to jump to conclusions. "Undoubtedly the things that he has said have been tailored to his campaign, although it's also very possible he will become a prisoner of this rhetoric," Israeli cabinet minister Ehud Olmert told Israel Radio. He said the real test will be whether Abbas "halts terror -- then he will be dramatically different than Yasser Arafat." A senior Israeli defense official said Israel would "reduce as much as possible its military presence in the Palestinian territories in accordance with security assessments" for 72 hours starting 24 hours before the presidential polls open. Israel would set up two election coordination offices with Palestinians, Palestinian police would be allowed to carry weapons to protect polling stations and international monitors would have total freedom of movement, the official said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2004