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Wait - he did NOT call for a provisional Pali state? WHAT?

But, but, but.....isn't that what Steponallofus, what the AP, what UPI, what Reuters, what ABCNBCCBSCNN told us he was going to say?????

I'm crushed....NOT!

Way to Go, Mr. President!

[Howlin]

I told you before, WE should be doing a talk show.......LOL.

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MSNBC is trying to spin it as "Maybe down the road, a true Palestinian state with 1967 borders..." Where the heck did 1967 borders get said - was David Gregory(MSNBC) watching the same speech as the rest of us?

[RCW2001]

Here's the first Haaretz spin...

Bush calls for Palestinian state with provisional borders

By Nathan Guttman, Ha'aretz Correspondent, Ha'aretz Service and Agencies

President George W. Bush called Monday night for the creation of a Palestinian state with provisional borders in his long-awaited speech Monday night on the Middle East offering a roadmap to statehood for the Palestinians.

Speaking from the Rose Garden, Bush opened by saying that "the hatred of a fear holds the hopes of many hostage."

"For the sake of all humanity things must change in the Middle East," Bush said.

The president said that it was "untenable for Israeli citizens to live in terror" and "untenable for Palestinians to live in squalor." The current situation gives little hope, he said.

He said that the "Palestinian Authority was encouraging, not opposing terrorism."

"My vision is two states living side by side," Bush said. The president called "on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders," and to embrace democracy, tolerance and liberty.

He said under such conditions the U.S. would support the creation of the Palestinian state, whose "borders will be provisional" until a final settlement is reached between Israel and the Palestinians.

Bush said a Palestinian state will never be created by terror, but reform.

He called for a new Palestinian constitution and for
the Palestinian parliament to have real powers.

Bush said that the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 would come to an end after negotiations between the sides based on UN Resolutions 242 and 328.

He said that Jerusalem and the problem of Palestinian refugees will be solved in later negotiations.

Bush said that the Arab world had offered its help to achieve peace, and said that both Lebanon and Syria need to make peace with Israel.

"This moment is both an opportunity and a test for all parties in the Middle East," Bush said.

Bush is expected to dispatch Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region soon in order to help organize a Middle East peace conference. The United States would like to hold such a conference this summer in order to build international consensus for the plan.

Palestinian Authority Planning Minister Nabil Shaath said on Sunday a Bush speech could unleash a "program of action" that would create a new climate and help ease violence in the region.

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He called for a provisional state, if and when the Palestinian people are willing wo dump Arafat, and put in place a governing legislature and follow democracy. Until then, nada. IOW, Arafat's gotta go.

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If the war on terrorism was blury..it just got focused by todays speach...
Wow!!..The President laid it right on all those who are "Screwing" around..and named them.
Iran..Syria..Iraq,Hizbullah,Hamas,Islamic Jihad.
There's a whisper of intent here by this...Democracy is the Hallmark for nations and nationbuilding,for commerce..and for personal freedoms.

Democracy will not yeild to the spirit of Islamic demand!