Powell Calls for End to Mideast Uprising

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- In a telecast to the Arab world, Secretary of State Colin Powell called on Wednesday for an end to the intifada, the four-year violent Palestinian uprising against Israel.

"What has it accomplished for the Palestinian people?" Powell asked. "Has it produced progress toward a Palestinian state? Has it defeated Israel on the battlefield?"

"So it is time to end this process," he told Al-Jazeera television. "It is time to end the intifada."

At he same time, Powell said President Bush desperately wants to help create a Palestinian state for the Palestinian people to live side-by-side in peace with Israel.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-mideast,0,2906938.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. greatauntoftriplets calls for an end....

...to the Israeli occupation of the Gaza strip and a halt to construction of the wall cutting off the West Bank.

What have those accomplished for the Palestinian people? Other than to piss them off.

[OutInTheBack40]

14. Would the wall have been built if the terrorists were not killing innocent

I thought the wall was built to help stop the suicide bombers that are killing innocent women and children in Israel. Was I mislead?

[mike_c]

22. yes, you were misled....

The apartheid wall is being built to complete the Palestinian ghetto, solidify the future of the illegal "settlements," control the movement and resource access of the Palestinians, and grab still more of their land.

Enjoy your stay here!

[OutInTheBack40]

24. enjoy my stay?

Is there a monolithic screed against Israel I should adhere to to be welcome here? Are pro-Israel and Jewish members not allowed to express their opinions and ideas in a peaceful manner here? Is your narrow view of Israel the only allowed view?

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. I am Jewish

and you and them are right....

The wall is being built to stop the bombers but it is also being built to solidify the green line

As usual things are far mroe complex than most people are even willing to aknowledge

Oh and my view... I don't care if the one behind the bomb or bulldozer is what, they go after civilians both sides are wrong, very wrong.

Oh and happy new yaer.

And by the way I usually stay away from these posts because most people cannot see the nuances, very complex nuances, in teh ME...

[OutInTheBack40]

27. Thank you

You sound very reasonable and wise. The poster that took the cheap shots at me for standing up for Israel needs some anger management.

[SOS]

51. Solidify the green line?

The wall is not being built on the green line.

[Just Me]

39. No. The problem has to do with despotic "commanders",...

,...rather than balanced leaderships. True leaders inspire peace through social justice rather than abusive power-mongering tactics via use of destructive clubs.

If both the U.S.A and Israel acted as a member of the world community instead of wielding their power against it,...everyone would advance,...including them. But,..."they" are playing a power game that the rest of the world rejects,...that I reject,...because,...well, I just do not believe that "they" are as benevolent as they, apparently, believe themselves to be. "They" have stirred up entirely too much death and destruction,...to be all that they portray or pretend themselves to be.

Of course,...what I see and say,...is "Just Me" in expression.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. He must be a "stoned slacker"....

[Just Me]

3. One problem: he can produce NO credible evidence, again.

Words are empty,...without action.

Unfortunately, all actions have completely contradicted everything that has come out of this administration's mouth,...as well as their constituent's mouths.

[FlemingsGhost]

4. Hear that din, General? The world is laughing at you ...

Zero credibility.

[bahrbearian]

5. Keep up the Lip Service Colon.

No one is ever going to listen to you anymore.

[KittyWampus]

6. Go Pout In The Corner Powell. You Had Your Chance At Legitimacy.

[Bullshot]

7. Well, if Colin says it's time, then I guess that's it.

OK everybody, let's go home! Colin called for an end to the Mideast uprising.

Why is this considered "news?"

[Alpharetta]

8. October surprise?

I saw speculation Powell would engineer an "October surprise" of new peace between Palestine and Israel. A new "roadmap".

Ha. I think Madonna has a better chance of being heard by both sides.

[barb162]

9. what an idiot

[Roland99]

10. Is he going to call for an end to the illegal occuption of the Palestinian

territories?

[Malva Zebrina]

11. what Powell says means nothing anymore

he is just hanging on pretending to be a SOS. After it is over Powell will continue to make a lot of money writing (by a ghost writer) and promoting books and giving lectures based on his "experience" and insider knowledge.

The man is a wasted, souless individual whose black skin has been exploited and who has willingly lied to the American people, ignoring the thousands of people who would die, innocent people and many children, because of his lies before the Security council.

This is just another man, anxious for power, who could care less about the deaths of thousands of innocent people.

He is trash.

[Just Me]

40. If he had a conscience, he could not handle the weight of his influence.

He took the "short-cut" rather than expressing the courage necessary to accomplish anything of real substance.

[Maple]

12. What possesses the man

to make these absurd announcements??

[OutInTheBack40]

17. Which of the referenced statements are absurd?

"Colin Powell called on Wednesday for an end to the intifada, the four-year violent Palestinian uprising against Israel."

I see no problem here.

"What has it accomplished for the Palestinian people?" Powell asked. "Has it produced progress toward a Palestinian state? Has it defeated Israel on the battlefield?"

Again...no problem.

"So it is time to end this process," he told Al-Jazeera television. "It is time to end the intifada."

I agree. Anyone here disagree with this good idea?

"create a Palestinian state for the Palestinian people to live side-by-side in peace with Israel."

This is a very good idea.

So I ask again...what is absurd about these positive and progressive ideas?

[donco6]

19. Uh, could it be that NO ONE CARES WHAT HE THINKS?

Certainly not any Palestinian.

[OutInTheBack40]

20. Could be but I'm focusing on the statements

These are very good ideas that many here would even ascribe to. A good plan is a good plan regardless who makes the plan.

[donco6]

21. Wow, you're really serious!

OK, let me spell it out for you.

A plan is something that actually has an ice cube's chance in hell of being brought about. Telling the intifada to "stop fighting and play nice" is about as patently ridiculous as telling Bin Laden, "OK, you need to come out now, because you've been very, very naughty."

[OutInTheBack40]

23. So we should not try to stop the fighting?

Is the intifada so evil that they can not listen to logic and reason?

[FlemingsGhost]

28. Are you purposely being obtuse, or are you genuinely naive?

"Diplomacy is the art of saying:'nice doggie,' while trying to find a stick."

-- Will Rogers

[OutInTheBack40]

30. What are you trying to say?

Please just say it without the obtusement.

[FlemingsGhost]

32. My apologies, if I offended.

(on edit: I think the word you are looking for is "obtusion." Or maybe, "obtuseness?")

[SOS]

52. Of course the US

should try to help end this nightmare.
What have Powell and Bush done to that end in the past 4 years? Nothing!
This is just a lame election stunt. Means absolutely nothing in the real world.

[0007]

29. The thing that possesses Colin Powell is that he wants the

planet to think he walks the same path as Mother Teresa.

[UpInArms]

13. ROFLMAO!

And that means what to the world, Colon?

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

What a freakin' joke of an upright being. One has to wonder what drugs he is taking to make himself feel so omnipotent?

[Bluebear]

15. Sing "YMCA" again and dazzle them, Colin

[UCLA Dem]

16. From what I learned in college, the intifada was a non-violent

movement. IMO the current violence is a result of ignoring the needs of both sides!! Shame on all of them and us included!

[PurityOfEssence]

18. Yep. Always works for me when I'm trying to chill out the kids...

Guys...Guys!...GUYS!!! HEY!!!

[bahrbearian]

26. Now stop that .... I mean it .... stop it .....stop it now ... now don't

me come back there I mean it .... stop it....I'm getting mad....

[neuvocat]

31. You want the uprising to end? Ooooohhhhhhhhhh k!

"Why didn't you just tell us in the first place? We'll put a stop to it now."

[Crunchy Frog]

33. That's very nice Colon.

I'm sure that will make the conflict go away.:eyes:

[Fitzovich]

34. Well,

That should do the trick! Everyone can live happily ever after.....

[Matilda]

35. Please be kind to the nice settlers - they only want your land.

We'll find homes for you somewhere else, don't worry, but please,
please, just go quietly.

[Zhade]

41. HA! Best post in the thread.

You nailed it...except you really should use the term "squatters" - "settlers" gives the appearance of legitmacy, which the squatters are most definitely NOT.

[MattBaggins]

36. Nearly four years of diddly squat

now suddenly a month till election, Bush has decided he gives a shit about Israel/Palestine. Does he relly think people are going to fall for this?

[FlemingsGhost]

38. See post #17.

"Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you ..."

[indie_voter]

37. I call for every DU'r to send me $1

I like my odds better.

[Disturbed]

47. Colon is a junkie...

on Ambian. Read up on it and it will become clear why he is loopy.

Colon Credibilty? Zero!

[Neshanic]

42. "Mr. Powell, it's time for your 10am moronic announcement".

"Will you be vetting that with the WhiteHouse or just free-style today?"

[arwalden]

43. Hey You Guys? Let's Stop Fighting, Okay? Powell Said For Us To Stop!

[kodi]

44. Earth to Colin Powell: the Palestinians are not going anywhere.

they are there for good and unless the israelis are willing to kill them all off they will have to be reckoned with, either today or tomorrow or in a hundred years.

[Carolab]

45. I think he left out two little words...

"or else"

[hatrack]

46. "Bush desperately wants to help create a Palestinian state" - Right . . .

I guess that's why he's been work so hard, so very, very hard, for years and years and years on just that issue, right Colin?

I'm sure that the Arab leaders at the Aqaba Summit who heard him state that "God told me to strike the Taliban, and I did. And God told me to strike Saddam Hussein, and I did" were deeply impressed, and prepared to do whatever he wanted in terms of creating a Palestinian state.

And besides, he's done such a great fucking job in creating an Iraqi state that we should all bow to his peeance, freeance, vision of the Middle East - is that it, Colin?

[LiberalFighter]

48. What type of staff does Newsday have??? Typo!

Don't they proofread their copy?

Fourth paragraph is missing the letter t in "At he same time."

[despairing optimist]

49. Powell gets Ten Commandments Syndrome

Must think he's Chuck Heston coming down from the mountaintop to deliver what everyone wants to hear at just the right time.

It would be funny if so much death and suffering hadn't preceded it, but it is merely pathetic given the US foreign policy that prolongs the resistance and belies his rhetoric.

[Hand]

50. OH! Okay...

We'll get right on it, Colon! Peace and prosperity in the Mideast by EOB tomorrow! And did you want North Korea in on this as well???

ARSEHOLE...

:grr:

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

53. Give them a little land, Asspowell

and all will be forgiven.