Abbas says no progress made in talks with Bush

[struggle4progress]

Source: Associated Press

Palestinian leader says settlements are biggest obstacles
Mohammed Daraghmeh
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that he failed to achieve any progress in Middle East peace talks with President Bush and was returning home with little to show for his visit.

In an interview, the Palestinian leader sounded pessimistic about the prospects of achieving a deal with Israel this year, despite a U.S. push that began five months ago at a summit in Annapolis, Md.

"Frankly, so far nothing has been achieved. But we are still conducting direct work to have a solution," Abbas said ...

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/25/MNPH10C3EN.DTL

[merwin]

1. That really confused me. I thought it said "Abba says no progress made in talks with Bush"

And I'm thinking, wtf is Abba doing talking to Bush?

[TomInTib]

2. "None of them talks about the '67 borders."

"Abbas' aides said he also was upset after his lunch Thursday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. While discussing what a peace deal would look like, Rice did not mention the Palestinian goal of creating a state based on borders before Israel captured Palestinian land during the 1967 Mideast war.

"We demanded that they talk about the '67 borders," Abbas said, showing a rare flash of anger. "None of them talks about the '67 borders.""


What the Hell do they do, just sit there mute?

[whistle]

3. Bush is the DO NOTHING GOOD president

[ShockediSay]

4. I vote the absolute worst President in history

ever

[Supersedeas]

5. where is *'s legacy -- Condi was supposed to get the man a legacy