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Disruption Continues for the Bush Administration
{{Koenigs International}}

Date: 2/20/2004

The common denominator continues: As the Bush Administration continues to sponsor the dividing of Israel's covenant land, President Bush and his Administration experience tough times politically, while the nation experiences very challenging times.

Last week the Bush Administration welcomed the Geneva Accord principles to Washington D.C. and this week three envoys were in Jerusalem meeting with Ariel Sharon calling on him to not replace the Road Map with his disengagement plan. Sharon agreed.

Next Monday, Shimon Peres will be in Washington D.C. to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice.

Yes, the White House plans to be cautious going into the November 2004 Presidential election but their continued efforts in Israel are causing disruption for them politically and domestically, while watching their support erode.

Additionally, President Bush's conservative and evangelical base are very concerned by the course of his other activities.

The February 10-20 news headlines (following the excerpts) will emphasize the point.

Sharon and Peres at it Again (Jerusalem Post)

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met Thursday night in Jerusalem with Shimon Peres, in an apparent attempt to persuade the Labor leader to promote the disengagement plan during his meetings with senior U.S. administration officials in Washington next week.

A source in Peres' office said that the meeting was initiated by Sharon, just hours before Peres flew out to the United States, where he will meet Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on Monday. According to the source, Sharon convened the meeting to update Peres on the latest diplomatic contacts.

The spokesman also confirmed that Peres met Wednesday with Sharon's bureau chief, attorney Dov Weisglass, for a briefing on the prime minister's disengagement plan.

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Sharon: Bush's road map is the only acceptable option (Jerusalem Post)

The US-backed 'road map' is the only diplomatic initiative Israel will be following, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said after his meeting with three top American envoys Thursday in Jerusalem.

"The road map is the only plan acceptable to Israel, and we are committed to President Bush's vision to a solution of the problems in the area," the prime minister said.
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Ten Days of Headlines

Geneva drafters meet US officials - February 10

Four White House Aides Testify on CIA Name Leak - February 10

China Halts Poultry Imports From U.S. - February 10

Bush seeks $1 trillion debt boost- February 10

Pundit O'Reilly Now Skeptical About Bush - February 10

Iraq Truck Bomb Kills Up to 53 - February 10

Islamic extremists invade U.S., join sleeper cells - February 10

OPEC Cuts Oil Production, U.S. Scolds - February 10

Bush's Vietnam-Era Military Records Show Gaps - February 10

Senator Kyl calls for Bush to clarify alien plan - February 10

Another Car Bombing Kills up to 47 in Iraq - February 10

9/11 Panel to Get More Access to Memos - February 10

U.S. Military May Run Out Of Money - February 11

White House Sees 'Gutter Politics' in Bush Guard Flap - February 11

Halliburton faces Iran inquiry - February 12

9/11 panel to ask Bush, Clinton for public testimony - February 12

Powell presses Sharon, Qureia to meet for peace - February 13

U.S. Envoys to Press Sharon on Gaza Plan, Barrier - February 13

Poll: Public's Trust in Bush Hits New Low - February 12

Pope condemns West Bank fence in meeting with Qureia- February 13

Bird Flu Found in Flocks in Two More U.S. States - February 13

U.S. said ready to support PM's Gaza withdrawal plan - February 13

Bush Acts Against Critics on Guard Records and 9/11 - February 15

U.S. sets red lines on pullout plan: no annexation, no eastern fence - February 16

'Gay' Marriage Pushed to Center of US Political Debate - February 16

Iraq May Be Slipping Into Civil War - February 16

U.S.-Canadian Border Closed After Explosives Found in Car - February 16

U.S. said ready to support PM's Gaza withdrawal plan - February 17

Prosecutor in Terror Case Sues John Ashcroft, Says Justice Department Interfered With Case - February 17

Bush under attack by a barrage of books - February 17

US envoys arriving to examine Gaza disengagement plan - February 18

National debt tops $7 trillion for first time - February 18

Bush Economic Team Under Fire - February 19

Sharon Seeks U.S. Backing for Gaza Pullout Plan - February 19

Scientists claim Bush bends data - February 19

Cheney's future is Washington's current topic - February 19

Richard Perle: Heads should roll' over Iraq - February 19

Dismal Six Weeks for Bush Has Supporters Edgy - February 19

Evangelicals frustrated by Bush - February 20

Gay-marriage proponents target Cheney's daughter - February 20