(Bush with "some guy" who's not the leader of the Palestinians)
Seven years into his administration, after doing absolutely nothing about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, U.S. "president" Bush and his henchwoman Condoleeza Rice, who have zero credibility with the Palestinians, held a one-day international conference in Annapolis, Md., aimed at creating an independent Palestinian state living peacefully with Israel.
The funny thing is, the democratically elected leaders of the Palestinians (Hamas) were not invited, and neither was Iran.
Why is this happening 7 years into the Bush administration? It looks like some kind of media farce to me. Then when no agreement is reached, they can blame the Palestinians whose leaders were not invited to the meeting!
ABC News tells us New Hope for the Middle East. Don't you think it's important for ABC to tell you that Hamas and Iran were not invited?
Here's the REAL news, Democracy NOW!, on the issue:
Israelis, Palestinians Open U.S.-Backed Conference With Vague Statement on Timeline
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to launch immediately peace negotiations with the goal of reaching a full treaty by the end of 2008. But Israel has already said it will delay talks on core issues, including the status of Jerusalem, the borders of a Palestinian state, the future of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the fate of Palestinian refugees. We speak with Palestinian lawmaker and physician Mustafa Barghouti and former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy.
In Annapolis, Maryland on Tuesday, Israel and the Palestinian Authority announced they have agreed to launch immediately peace negotiations with the goal of reaching a full treaty by the end of 2008. President Bush opened the Annapolis conference by reading aloud a joint statement agreed upon by the two sides just minutes before.
DN! transcript or DN! video
