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Monday 19 March 2007

Found: The Road Map to Peace



"God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East.
--- George W. Bush, 43rd US President and self-professed Christian, to Palestinian PM Abu Mazen, during a meeting in Aqaba, Jordan (early 2003)

US to keep Palestinian Aid Ban to ease 'road map to peace'

The United States and Israel on Sunday agreed to keep a ban on financial aid to the new Palestinian government, but in a break with the Jewish state, Washington left room for contacts with non-Hamas ministers. Israel has vowed to boycott the new government in its entirety, including non-Hamas ministers.US National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said Washington would not deal with the Palestinian government, but the US consulate-general in Jerusalem said some contacts with ministers who are not Hamas members would be permitted on a case-by-case basis.