Mubarak: Israel was planning to free Palestinian prisoners

[Phx_Dem]

By The Associated Press

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was about to release a large number of Palestinian prisoners before the crisis over the captured Israeli soldier worsened, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published Tuesday.

In an interview with the Egyptian state-run newspaper El-Messa, Mubarak spoke of a missed opportunity to resolve the confrontation that developed between Israel and the Palestinians after militants linked to the Hamas government kidnapped an Israel Defense Forces soldier on June 25 and demanded an exchange for hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

"Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, promised me to free a large number of Palestinian prisoners," Mubarak said. "But events suddenly escalated."
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/737307.html

[LeftCoast]

1. Sure. And Lucy was REALLY going to let Charlie Brown kick the football

that time...

[Phx_Dem]

2. why would Mubarak say it if it was not true?

[LeftCoast]

3. I'm sure he was told that

I'm just very, very cynical about this whole process.

[cantstandbush]

13. He is another Israeli puppet. That's why. nt

[Violet_Crumble]

14. What? Mubarak isn't prone to lying?

n/t

[azurnoir]

4. Could be true or could be

psychological warfare to turn the Palestinians against their leader.

[Phx_Dem]

6. Yea and the pres. of Egypt has formed an unholy alliance

with the leaders of Israel to eliminate the Palestinians. Can I get some tinfoil over here please?

[azurnoir]

8. An unholy alliance. To eliminate the Palestinians?

a bit over stated? What I said was psychological warfare. The aim of this is to break the will to fight not to kill. Or as you called it on another thread (yours I believe) Social Learning Theory or more simply put make them physically uncomfortable (hungry, thirsty, hot, cold) sleep deprived and demoralized mentally, distrustful of their leaders and constantly in fear.
forgot to spell check

[Phx_Dem]

11. I was being sarcastic--thought it was evident

Social learning theory has nothing to do with breaking anyone's will, it's about how people learn from observation and how behavior is shaped by natural and logical consequences.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Which leader?!

:crazy:

[azurnoir]

9. That should have been leaders n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

10. OK. Well, then...which leaders?!?

:crazy:

[azurnoir]

12. Hamas? Fatah?

Two weeks ago there would have been a difference, now?......
This plan would not been very workable because it requires atleast a modicum of trust between the parties involved. Israel stated that they did not want the mutual releases to be simultaneous, So who goes first? The whole deal would have collapsed in that argument alone.

[RethugAssKicker]

5. He can still do it.... Whats stopping him?