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The violence in the Middle East continues to spiral out of control as another suicide
bomber rocks Jerusalem, killing at least six as Sharon vows to continue the Israeli
offensive...Is there any hope?...Powell meets with Sharon and will meet with Arafat
tomorrow...Can he accomplish anything?... We'll get reax from both sides...We got the
deputy prime minister Israel and a PLO legal advisor....
"A suicide bomber blew herself up at a bus stop in Jerusalem's crowded outdoor market
Friday, killing six people and wounding at least 84. The attack came while Secretary
of State Colin Powell was trying to arrange an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020412/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_3219
Woolsey will be here to get into this USA Today story..."Israeli officials say they
will present documents Friday to Secretary of State Colin Powell that show Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein donated funds to Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority."
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020412/4023703s.htm
We'll talk to Raghida and Ned Walker in the B block (fmr. ambassador to both Israel
and Eygpt) about Powell's trip...
The D block debate will be something along the lines of "Is the Israeli military
operation working"? We'll talk to a former IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) colonel who
says yes, and Rabbi Michael Lerner of Tikkun magazine who says no...
http://www.tikkun.org/
E/F will be Gergen and Katrina (remember her from the old political buzz days?)...Not
sure yet what I'll do with them but may throw some of the recent polling out there and
have 'em chew on that...Maybe a "week in review" in the Middle East type thing...
The White House is now using the term "murder bombings" as opposed to "suicide
bombings"...That's one of the headlines coming out of Ari's briefing today..
We'll have Hagel on...I know I promised him to you yesterday but "stuff"
happens...Join us and have a great weekend...
This Briefing was compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
"A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a bus stop in Jerusalem's crowded outdoor
market Friday, killing six people and wounding about 50, police said."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020412/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_explosion_197";
"Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon failed to
reach agreement Friday on a timetable for withdrawing Israeli troops from Palestinian
cities and towns." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=2&u=/ap/20020412/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast_1183
"Sharon, Powell Make Little Progress...Talks End With No Timetable for Withdrawal of
Israeli Troops" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36822-2002Apr12.html
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) is calling for an investigation into whether President
Bush and other government officials had advance notice of terrorist attacks on Sept.
11 but did nothing to prevent them. She added that "persons close to this
administration are poised to make huge profits off America's new war."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34565-2002Apr11.html
No agreement on Israeli pullback...Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon said Friday that in extended negotiations Friday they were
unable to agree on a timetable for withdrawing Israeli troops from the West Bank.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
"Israel Unbowed As Powell Arrives...Military Extends Offensive Into Two More Towns"
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34544-2002Apr11.html
"There is the Fashafsheh family. According to their relatives, the mother, father and
9-year-old son were killed when an Israeli tank fired a shell through their living
room in downtown Jenin and an Israeli bulldozer plowed into the thick walls of their
home, smashing it down on top of them."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34518-2002Apr11.html
"Amid Israeli attack, tales of abuse...As Israel pulled out of some West Bank towns
yesterday, Jenin, a center of Palestinian militancy, remained closed." (Christian
Science Monitor) http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0412/p01s01-wome.html
"Missteps Slow Pentagon Vaccine Program...Six months after last fall's deadly anthrax
attacks, the Pentagon is still scrambling to develop a new generation of vaccines
against biological weapons. But many experts say the current rush could have been
avoided if repeated previous warnings had been heeded." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34543-2002Apr11.html?referer=email
Venezuela's Chavez quits presidency...President Hugo Chavez resigned Friday under
pressure from Venezuela's military after violent protests demonstrtion against his
administration's oil policies ended with at least 13 people dead and more than 100
others wounded.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/735910.asp
"Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ended four hours
of talks here today but announced no progress on a timetable for complying with
American demands for a prompt Israeli pullout from the West Bank." (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/12/international/middleeast/12CND-MIDE.html
"Palestinian sympathizers in Europe and the Arab world called yesterday for the
Israeli government to be investigated for war crimes, raising the prospect that
leaders of the Jewish state could be among the first targets of the new International
Criminal Court." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20020412-73662628.htm
House passes pension reform bill...The House voted Thursday to add more worker
protections to the nation's pension laws in response to the Enron collapse.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/697712.asp
"President Bush tried to increase pressure on Israel's Arab neighbors yesterday to
work harder to bring about a cease-fire and peace negotiations in the Middle East."
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34505-2002Apr11.html
"The White House said yesterday it never expected Israel to 'salute and say yes' to
President Bush's demand for withdrawal from Palestinian territories in 'a mere eight
days,' and it scolded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for defying the president"
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020412-43559320.htm
"A princess donated her Rolls-Royce, one woman gave up her dowry and other Saudis
poured millions of dollars into a fund to help families of Palestinian 'martyrs' in a
nationwide telethon Thursday." (AP)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000026206apr12.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection
"Terror war reorients Bush position...To further war goals, he takes a pragmatic
approach to issues such as the Middle East." (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0412/p02s01-uspo.html
"2004 Hopefuls Converge in Florida...Heavyweights Add Heft to State Democratic
Convention" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37337-2002Apr12.html
"Rep. James Traficant, a flamboyant Ohio Democrat who used Congress as a stage to rail
against federal agencies and other adversaries, was convicted Thursday of bribery,
racketeering, corruption and tax evasion." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/04/11/traficant.htm
Milbank: "On Hill, Many Have a Beef With Not Being Briefed...Mideast Is Latest Front
in Battle With Bush on Information Sharing"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34508-2002Apr11.html
"Ashcroft Urged to Drop New Rule on Gun Sales...Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) called
Thursday on the Justice Department to withdraw a proposal that would sharply reduce
the length of time that gun transaction records are kept." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34513-2002Apr11.html?referer=email
"The search for Osama bin Laden could take years, the commander of the war in
Afghanistan says." (AP)
http://nandotimes.com/special_reports/terrorism/story/357437p-2905661c.html
"In the wake of the disputed Florida presidential vote, the Senate nearly unanimously
passed a bill requiring states to check identifications of first-time voters and keep
statewide registration lists. The bill sends states $3.5 billion to upgrade election
equipment and procedures." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/04/11/election-reform.htm
"It turns out a special 'West Wing' episode airing later this month is including a
member of the Bush Administration after all...Karl Rove, one of President George W.
Bush's senior advisors, is interviewed for the special about how the real White House
functions versus the fictional White House of the hit TV series" (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/41361.htm
"Sir Elton wows the Senate" (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2002/2002-04-12-elton-john.htm
Opinion/Editorial
"Security up in the air...Most of the airport security measures imposed since Sept. 11
-- from random searches to installation of expensive explosives-detection machines --
don't make very much sense, writes Malcolm Gladwell in Slate."
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/737431.asp
The Wall Street Journal..."Bush in the Bazaar...We thought the Mideast was a quagmire.
Were we too optimistic?"
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=105001922
Peggy: "The Hard Way...It's easier to fight than to pray. So let's pray."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=105001914
Kelly: Peace in Mideast will only be brought about through war
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/kelly.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020412
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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