Powell Demands That Abbas Stop Palestinian Terror

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBS6ZH1Z3E.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - Faced with a sudden setback to Middle East peace prospects, Secretary of State Colin Powell insisted Friday that new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas bring under control terror groups that are killing Israelis.

"He's got to get those terrorists under control," Powell said after six Israelis were killed in a bombing and shooting attack at a Gaza crossing. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon responded by cutting all contact with Abbas.

"I hope that's just a temporary breach," Powell said in an interview with Michael Reagan on the Radio America Network.

The terrorists are not going to destroy Israel. "It's not going to accomplish anything. It hasn't accomplished anything," Powell said.

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What? This guy been president for a week? Like he is supposed to snap his fingers 50 years of hate will disappear? Powell better get a grip.

[GetTheRightVote]

1. Ding Dong the Powells gone, they do not listen to * anymore then we do

:kick:

[Robbien]

2. Powell, first tell Bush that

The historical city of Fallujah is gone, along with its people and long long history. Bush gave the order.

Tell Bush to stop his terrorist actions first. Then you can bully other countries.

[Zeke]

3. AMEN !!!

No one's listened to him going on years now, not even his own team.

Powell, how clueless are you? Shut up! You blew it: you could have exposed Bush Inc., but you blew it instead!

[physioex]

19. AMEN

Powell has zero credibility......

[Heddi]

4. Heddi demands Bush stop American Terror.

seems just as pertinent, no?

[VegasWolf]

5. Who is Powell? n/t

[BayCityProgressive]

6. While I am not anti-Israel

and I think a good 75% of all the blame lies on the Palestinians, Abbas hasn't even been given a chance yet. No one can fix a problem like that in 10 years let alone a week.

[donheld]

16. Sounds like your a bit anti palestinian

i would say the lion's share of the blame lies with Israel and the United States.

[MrPrax]

7. Like the Optics...

and objective reporting...

killing Israelis not an attributed quote

"Powell said after six Israelis were killed in a bombing and shooting attack at a Gaza crossing"

The cowardly Palestinians attacked a 'military target' and the dead were uniformed soldiers...

In retaliation, the brave IDF launched a missile destroying a 'civillian' hospital...

But then again, that dastardly Abu Mazen said the Israelis were 'Zionist terrorists' in an election speech, only hours after the IDF killed 8 Palestinian boys, oldest 15, who were picking strawberries and olives...

Yeah those Palestinians are certainly unreasonable, Abu Mazen should have 'declared'in his election speech, a pre-emptive strike and told the world, 'your're either FOR Israel, or Against Israel' and then lie shamelessly.

[mseltzer]

9. The six dead

were all civilians, including two Israeli-Arabs.

[MrPrax]

10. UM...

At a checkpoint...at the Gaza Strip?

Really?

[mseltzer]

12. Yes,

If you'd like links, just ask. The original tv reports I saw yesterday said the victims were all military, but the papers today corrected that.

[Robbien]

13. The only civilians at a checkpoint would be the people

going across to go to work in the Israelli occupied areas. Can you provide even one reason why an Israelli civilian would want to cross over to the other side.

[mseltzer]

15. The two

Israeli-Arabs were truck drivers, trying to make a living.

[Robbien]

18. Well, as our troops in Iraq would say

too bad, civilians crossing at checkpoints are fair game, shoot at will.

Seems like warfare is played the same awful way, no matter who the players are.

[killbotfactory]

8. Killbot demands Bush stop Iraqi terror

It's just so EASY isn't it?

[Redstone]

11. So, lame-duck Powell demands that they stop...

that'll sure get them quaking in their boots.

After all, they must be really worried about what he'll do to them if they don't!

Mr Powell, please, PLEASE just shut the fuck up and go the fuck away. You told us you were quitting, so just QUIT already.

Redstone

[jrthin]

14. Hey, Powell, talk to the hand. nt

[beanball]

17. The madness of shrub and his thugs

Abbas guilty of six killings,Bush innocent of the killing of thousands,yo Powell go yuk yourself.

[shleonny]

20. has any U.S. official ever demanded Israel end its occupation of Palestine

I mean atleast give them back their roads so it can seem like a real country. How can you have a security force responsible for stopping terrorism when the Israelis won't let the Palestinian security forces leave from one town to go to another.