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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (288411)	1/20/2009 2:05:19 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793996

China urges Hamas to 'face reality,' stop attacks The Associated Press Tuesday, January 20, 2009 BEIJING: The militant Islamic group Hamas should "face reality" and join the Middle East peace process, a Chinese envoy said Monday, adding the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians cannot be resolved by war. The humanitarian situation was deteriorating in the Gaza Strip after Israel mounted an air and ground offensive against Hamas on Dec. 27, and both sides should sustain their recent cease-fire, envoy Sun Bigan said during a news briefing. "Israel must stop military action in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Hamas should stop launching rockets into Israel. This is very clear," Sun said. "We have been urging Hamas to face reality and join the Middle East peace process in the fundamental interest of the Palestinians." Hamas, which won democratic Palestinian elections in 2006, has called for the destruction of Israel and is considered a terrorist group by Israel, the United States and the European Union. At least 1,259 Palestinians were killed in Israel's assault, more than half of them civilians, according to the United Nations, Gaza health officials and rights groups. Thirteen Israelis died, including 10 soldiers. During a Jan. 12-15 trip to Egypt, Israel and Palestinian territories, Sun met with officials including Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Arab League's Secretary-General Amr Moussa, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "The restart of peace talks is the only option if the region is to achieve enduring peace," Sun said. To avoid a restart of the war, the livelihoods of the people in Gaza must be ensured and international aid must be delivered to the area in a timely way, Sun said. While Beijing is not traditionally a heavyweight in Middle East diplomacy, China in recent years has become more active, seeing stability in the Middle East as helping to secure the oil and gas imports the Chinese economy relies on. Beijing, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, backed a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, though the appeal was ignored by Israel and Hamas. Israel and Hamas declared separate, unilateral cease-fires Sunday after three weeks of violence.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (288411)	1/20/2009 2:27:06 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793996

Who knows, maybe he can even get liberals to like American greatness now that a Democrat is President. Perhaps the CIA will now be counted among the "forces for good" in DC. Naaah.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (288411)	1/20/2009 3:02:20 PM
From: KLP	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793996

President Obama showed us how calm and sober he felt. He could have done that by just standing there and letting everyone "feel" the moment. Sometimes, as in Japanese flower arranging, the voids are as important as the foilage/flowers themselves. He could have with his oratory, made everyone in America realize how important each of us is to make our economic engine go again. He did not. From the fog, he could have made us soar into the sun to see the possibilities. He did not. Maybe he finally realized today just what the now Former President Bush was up against, and that he will now be up against.