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> Yup......."Ms. Pelosi America" is a REAL ****-Up........Ain't It
> GRAND?..........Heehee.........
>
> "The Washington Post
> Pratfall in Damascus
> Nancy Pelosi's foolish shuttle diplomacy
>
> Thursday, April 5, 2007; A16
> HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered an excellent
> demonstration yesterday of why members of Congress should not attempt
> to supplant the secretary of state when traveling abroad. After a
> meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Ms. Pelosi
> announced that she had delivered a message from Israeli Prime Minister
> Ehud Olmert that "Israel was ready to engage in peace talks" with
> Syria. What's more, she added, Mr. Assad was ready to "resume the
> peace process" as well. Having announced this seeming diplomatic
> breakthrough, Ms. Pelosi suggested that her Kissingerian shuttle
> diplomacy was just getting started. "We expressed our interest in
> using our good offices in promoting peace between Israel and Syria,"
> she said.
>
> Only one problem: The Israeli prime minister entrusted Ms. Pelosi with
> no such message. "What was communicated to the U.S. House Speaker does
> not contain any change in the policies of Israel," said a statement
> quickly issued by the prime minister's office. In fact, Mr. Olmert
> told Ms. Pelosi that "a number of Senate and House members who
> recently visited Damascus received the impression that despite the
> declarations of Bashar Assad, there is no change in the position of
> his country regarding a possible peace process with Israel." In other
> words, Ms. Pelosi not only misrepresented Israel's position but was
> virtually alone in failing to discern that Mr. Assad's words were mere
> propaganda.
>
> Ms. Pelosi was criticized by President Bush for visiting Damascus at a
> time when the administration -- rightly or wrongly -- has frozen high-
> level contacts with Syria. Mr. Bush said that thanks to the speaker's
> freelancing Mr. Assad was getting mixed messages from the United
> States. Ms. Pelosi responded by pointing out that Republican
> congressmen had visited Syria without drawing presidential censure.
> That's true enough -- but those other congressmen didn't try to
> introduce a new U.S. diplomatic initiative in the Middle East. "We
> came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is
> a road to peace," Ms. Pelosi grandly declared.
>
> Never mind that that statement is ludicrous: As any diplomat with
> knowledge of the region could have told Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Assad is a
> corrupt thug whose overriding priority at the moment is not peace with
> Israel but heading off U.N. charges that he orchestrated the murder of
> former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The really striking
> development here is the attempt by a Democratic congressional leader
> to substitute her own foreign policy for that of a sitting Republican
> president. Two weeks ago Ms. Pelosi rammed legislation through the
> House of Representatives that would strip Mr. Bush of his authority as
> commander in chief to manage troop movements in Iraq. Now she is
> attempting to introduce a new Middle East policy that directly
> conflicts with that of the president. We have found much to criticize
> in Mr. Bush's military strategy and regional diplomacy. But Ms.
> Pelosi's attempt to establish a shadow presidency is not only
> counterproductive, it is foolish."
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Terrorists Agree: Nancy's Da Bomb
The Speaker of the House is getting rave reviews for her appearances in the
Middle East-from Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria Wednesday - in which she
called for dialogue with Damascus - was "brave" and "very appreciated" and
could bring about "important changes" to America's foreign policy, including
talks with "Middle East resistance groups," according to members of
Palestinian terror organizations whose top leaders live in Syria.
One terror leader, Khaled Al-Batch, a militant and spokesman for Islamic
Jihad, expressed hope Pelosi would continue winning elections, explaining
the House speaker's Damascus visit demonstrated she understands the Middle
East.
"Nancy Pelosi understands the area (Middle East) well, more than Bush and
Dr. (Condoleezza) Rice," said Al-Batch, speaking to WND from Gaza. "If the
Democrats want to make negotiations with Syria, Hamas, and Hizbullah, this
means the Democratic Party understands well what happens in this area and I
think Pelosi will succeed. ... I hope she wins the next elections." ...
Ramadan Shallah, overall chief of Islamic Jihad, lives in Syria, as does
Hamas chieftain Khaled Mashaal. Israel has accused the Syrian-based Hamas
and Islamic Jihad leadership of ordering militants in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip to carry out terror attacks.
Al-Batch expressed hope Pelosi and the Democratic Party will pressure Bush
to create dialogue with Syria and Middle East "resistance movements" and
prompt an American withdrawal from Iraq.
"Bush and Dr. Rice made so many mistakes in the Middle East. Just look at
Palestinian clashes and Iraq. But I think some changes are happening for the
Bush administration's foreign policy because of the hand of Nancy Pelosi. I
think the Democratic Party can do things the best. ... Pelosi is going down
a good road by this policy of dialogue," he said.
Abu Abdullah, a leader of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip, said the
willingness by some lawmakers to talk with Syria "is proof of the importance
of the resistance against the US. "The Americans know and understand they
are losing in Iraq and the Middle East and that their only chance to survive
is to reduce hostilities with Arab countries and with Islam. Islam is the
new giant of the world," he said.
"Pelosi's visit to Syria was very brave. She is a brave woman," Jihad
Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group and the
infamous leader of the 2002 siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity,
told WND.
"I think it's very nice and I think it's much better when you sit face to
face and talk to (Syrian President Bashar) Assad. It's a very good idea. I
think she is brave and hope all the people will support her. All the
American people must make peace with Syria and Iran and with Hamas. Why
not?" Jaara said.
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> Yup......."Ms. Pelosi America" is a REAL ****-Up........Ain't It
> GRAND?..........Heehee.........
>
> "The Washington Post
> Pratfall in Damascus
> Nancy Pelosi's foolish shuttle diplomacy
>
> Thursday, April 5, 2007; A16
> HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered an excellent
> demonstration yesterday of why members of Congress should not attempt
> to supplant the secretary of state when traveling abroad. After a
> meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Ms. Pelosi
> announced that she had delivered a message from Israeli Prime Minister
> Ehud Olmert that "Israel was ready to engage in peace talks" with
> Syria. What's more, she added, Mr. Assad was ready to "resume the
> peace process" as well. Having announced this seeming diplomatic
> breakthrough, Ms. Pelosi suggested that her Kissingerian shuttle
> diplomacy was just getting started. "We expressed our interest in
> using our good offices in promoting peace between Israel and Syria,"
> she said.
>
> Only one problem: The Israeli prime minister entrusted Ms. Pelosi with
> no such message. "What was communicated to the U.S. House Speaker does
> not contain any change in the policies of Israel," said a statement
> quickly issued by the prime minister's office. In fact, Mr. Olmert
> told Ms. Pelosi that "a number of Senate and House members who
> recently visited Damascus received the impression that despite the
> declarations of Bashar Assad, there is no change in the position of
> his country regarding a possible peace process with Israel." In other
> words, Ms. Pelosi not only misrepresented Israel's position but was
> virtually alone in failing to discern that Mr. Assad's words were mere
> propaganda.
>
> Ms. Pelosi was criticized by President Bush for visiting Damascus at a
> time when the administration -- rightly or wrongly -- has frozen high-
> level contacts with Syria. Mr. Bush said that thanks to the speaker's
> freelancing Mr. Assad was getting mixed messages from the United
> States. Ms. Pelosi responded by pointing out that Republican
> congressmen had visited Syria without drawing presidential censure.
> That's true enough -- but those other congressmen didn't try to
> introduce a new U.S. diplomatic initiative in the Middle East. "We
> came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is
> a road to peace," Ms. Pelosi grandly declared.
>
> Never mind that that statement is ludicrous: As any diplomat with
> knowledge of the region could have told Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Assad is a
> corrupt thug whose overriding priority at the moment is not peace with
> Israel but heading off U.N. charges that he orchestrated the murder of
> former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The really striking
> development here is the attempt by a Democratic congressional leader
> to substitute her own foreign policy for that of a sitting Republican
> president. Two weeks ago Ms. Pelosi rammed legislation through the
> House of Representatives that would strip Mr. Bush of his authority as
> commander in chief to manage troop movements in Iraq. Now she is
> attempting to introduce a new Middle East policy that directly
> conflicts with that of the president. We have found much to criticize
> in Mr. Bush's military strategy and regional diplomacy. But Ms.
> Pelosi's attempt to establish a shadow presidency is not only
> counterproductive, it is foolish."
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Terrorists Agree: Nancy's Da Bomb
The Speaker of the House is getting rave reviews for her appearances in the
Middle East-from Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria Wednesday - in which she
called for dialogue with Damascus - was "brave" and "very appreciated" and
could bring about "important changes" to America's foreign policy, including
talks with "Middle East resistance groups," according to members of
Palestinian terror organizations whose top leaders live in Syria.
One terror leader, Khaled Al-Batch, a militant and spokesman for Islamic
Jihad, expressed hope Pelosi would continue winning elections, explaining
the House speaker's Damascus visit demonstrated she understands the Middle
East.
"Nancy Pelosi understands the area (Middle East) well, more than Bush and
Dr. (Condoleezza) Rice," said Al-Batch, speaking to WND from Gaza. "If the
Democrats want to make negotiations with Syria, Hamas, and Hizbullah, this
means the Democratic Party understands well what happens in this area and I
think Pelosi will succeed. ... I hope she wins the next elections." ...
Ramadan Shallah, overall chief of Islamic Jihad, lives in Syria, as does
Hamas chieftain Khaled Mashaal. Israel has accused the Syrian-based Hamas
and Islamic Jihad leadership of ordering militants in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip to carry out terror attacks.
Al-Batch expressed hope Pelosi and the Democratic Party will pressure Bush
to create dialogue with Syria and Middle East "resistance movements" and
prompt an American withdrawal from Iraq.
"Bush and Dr. Rice made so many mistakes in the Middle East. Just look at
Palestinian clashes and Iraq. But I think some changes are happening for the
Bush administration's foreign policy because of the hand of Nancy Pelosi. I
think the Democratic Party can do things the best. ... Pelosi is going down
a good road by this policy of dialogue," he said.
Abu Abdullah, a leader of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip, said the
willingness by some lawmakers to talk with Syria "is proof of the importance
of the resistance against the US. "The Americans know and understand they
are losing in Iraq and the Middle East and that their only chance to survive
is to reduce hostilities with Arab countries and with Islam. Islam is the
new giant of the world," he said.
"Pelosi's visit to Syria was very brave. She is a brave woman," Jihad
Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group and the
infamous leader of the 2002 siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity,
told WND.
"I think it's very nice and I think it's much better when you sit face to
face and talk to (Syrian President Bashar) Assad. It's a very good idea. I
think she is brave and hope all the people will support her. All the
American people must make peace with Syria and Iran and with Hamas. Why
not?" Jaara said.
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