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Washington File


29 January 2002
Transcript: President Bush's State of the Union Address
(President focuses on war on terrorism, homeland security, jobs)
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President Bush told Congress and the nation, in his first State of the
Union address January 29, that the war against terrorism is just
beginning.

Speaking in the context of the September 11 al Qaeda terrorist attacks
on the United States and the subsequent allied response, Bush warned
that "Thousands of dangerous killers, schooled in the methods of
murder, often supported by outlaw regimes, are now spread throughout
the world like ticking time bombs, set to go off without warning." He
vowed that the United States will be "steadfast, and patient, and
persistent" in stopping them.

Bush named three countries that he said continue to sponsor terror:
North Korea, Iran and Iraq. He called them and their terrorist allies
"an axis of evil," and said the price of indifference to them would be
"catastrophic."

He also warned that the country cannot afford to delay in further
responding to the terrorist threat. "Time is not on our side," he
said. "I will not wait on events, while dangers gather. I will not
stand by, as peril draws closer and closer." Bush noted U.S.
anti-terrorist activity already under way in the Philippines, in
Bosnia, and along the coast of Somalia.

Many nations are joining the United States to take forceful action
against terrorists, he said, and he singled out Pakistan's President
Pervez Musharraf for praise. But he said other nations may be timid in
the face of terror. "If they do not act," he said, "America will."

Turning to U.S. budget priorities over the coming year, Bush said
pursuing the war against terrorism in Afghanistan cost the United
States $30 million per day, and to continue the anti-terror fight and
to maintain and upgrade U.S. defense forces requires the largest
increase in defense spending in two decades.

The next priority is to strengthen homeland security for an America
that is "no longer protected by vast oceans." Bush called for a
strategy focused on four key areas: bioterrorism, emergency response,
airport and border security, and intelligence. Specific steps
mentioned by the president:

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Our cause is just, and it continues. Our discoveries in Afghanistan
confirmed our worst fears, and showed us the true scope of the task
ahead. We have seen the depth of our enemies' hatred in videos, where
they laugh about the loss of innocent life. And the depth of their
hatred is equaled by the madness of the destruction they design. We
have found diagrams of American nuclear power plants and public water
facilities, detailed instructions for making chemical weapons,
surveillance maps of American cities, and thorough descriptions of
landmarks in America and throughout the world.

What we have found in Afghanistan confirms that, far from ending
there, our war against terror is only beginning. Most of the 19 men
who hijacked planes on September the 11th were trained in
Afghanistan's camps, and so were tens of thousands of others.
Thousands of dangerous killers, schooled in the methods of murder,
often supported by outlaw regimes, are now spread throughout the world
like ticking time bombs, set to go off without warning.

Thanks to the work of our law enforcement officials and coalition
partners, hundreds of terrorists have been arrested. Yet, tens of
thousands of trained terrorists are still at large. These enemies view
the entire world as a battlefield, and we must pursue them wherever
they are. (Applause.) So long as training camps operate, so long as
nations harbor terrorists, freedom is at risk. And America and our
allies must not, and will not, allow it. (Applause.)

Our nation will continue to be steadfast and patient and persistent in
the pursuit of two great objectives. First, we will shut down
terrorist camps, disrupt terrorist plans, and bring terrorists to
justice. And, second, we must prevent the terrorists and regimes who
seek chemical, biological or nuclear weapons from threatening the
United States and the world. (Applause.)

Our military has put the terror training camps of Afghanistan out of
business, yet camps still exist in at least a dozen countries. A
terrorist underworld

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My budget includes the largest increase in defense spending in two
decades

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Good jobs depend on expanded trade. Selling into new markets creates
new jobs, so I ask Congress to finally approve trade promotion
authority. (Applause.) On these two key issues, trade and energy, the
House of Representatives has acted to create jobs, and I urge the
Senate to pass this legislation. (Applause.)

Good jobs depend on sound tax policy. (Applause.) Last year, some in
this hall thought my tax relief plan was too small; some thought it
was too big. (Applause.) But when the checks arrived in the mail, most
Americans thought tax relief was just about right. (Applause.)
Congress listened to the people and responded by reducing tax rates,
doubling the child credit, and ending the death tax. For the sake of
long-term growth and to help Americans plan for the future, let's make
these tax cuts permanent. (Applause.)

The way out of this recession, the way to create jobs, is to grow the
economy by encouraging investment in factories and equipment, and by
speeding up tax relief so people have more money to spend. For the
sake of American workers, let's pass a stimulus package. (Applause.)

Good jobs must be the aim of welfare reform. As we reauthorize these
important reforms, we must always remember the goal is to reduce
dependency on government and offer every American the dignity of a
job. (Applause.)

Americans know economic security can vanish in an instant without
health security. I ask Congress to join me this year to enact a
patients' bill of rights

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In this moment of opportunity, a common danger is erasing old
rivalries. America is working with Russia and China and India, in ways
we have never before, to achieve peace and prosperity. In every
region, free markets and free trade and free societies are proving
their power to lift lives. Together with friends and allies from
Europe to Asia, and Africa to Latin America, we will demonstrate that
the forces of terror cannot stop the momentum of freedom. (Applause.)

The last time I spoke here, I expressed the hope that life would
return to normal. In some ways, it has. In others, it never will.
Those of us who have lived through these challenging times have been
changed by them. We've come to know truths that we will never
question: evil is real, and it must be opposed. (Applause.) Beyond all
differences of race or creed, we are one country, mourning together
and facing danger together. Deep in the American character, there is
honor, and it is stronger than cynicism. And many have discovered
again that even in tragedy

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The PLO Warns the USA


The official news agency of the Palestinian Authority, WAFA, released a
statement this past week warning of violent consequences should the United
States decide to boycott the PA and its leader Yasser Arafat. Nabil Abu
Rudeineh, the PLO leader’s media advisor, threatened that, as a result of such
a decision, “the region will likely witness a quake that would strike the
entire region in away that can never be overcome.” Instead, apparently
identifying Israel as a colony of the US, the PLO spokesman called on the
United States to “…dismiss the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and bring an
end to his policy which goes detriment [sic] for the peace process.”

The PA daily al-Ayyam reported that the PLO representative in Washington,
Hassan ‘Abed al-Rahman, also threatened that “any punitive measures taken
against the Palestinian National Authority would be dramatically risky.” If
Israeli Prime Minister Sharon “would have the chance to do whatever he wishes”
as a result of US foreign policy,” ‘Abd al-Rahman reportedly said, “…this might
lead to adverse security consequences in the region.”

Without detailing what they might be, the PLO representative reportedly called
on the US Administration to “find a political situation that would enable the
PNA to meet its undertakings, not the opposite. But in fact the American
Administration encourages the Israelis to continue violence that disables the
Palestinian National Authority…”

Saudis financed escape of 4,000 Al Qaida to fight

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Report: Saudis financed escape of 4,000 Al Qaida to fight Israel



Special to World Tribune.com
MIDDLE EAST NEWSLINE
Monday, January 28, 2002
LONDON — Saudi Arabia is financing the relocation of thousands of Al Aqaida
insurgents to the West Bank and Gaza strip, Western intelligence sources said.

The German daily Die Welt reported on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has financed
the escape of 4,000 agents of Saudi fugitive Osama Bin Laden to Lebanon. The
newspaper, quoting CIA and Western intelligence sources, said the operation is
meant to provide the Palestinian Authority with trained combatants to fight in
the war against Israel.

The sources were quoted as saying that Saudi Arabia has offered $5,000 for each
Al Qaida member who resettles in the West Bank or Gaza Strip.

Already 4,000 Al Qaida insurgents have fled from Afghanistan to Lebanon, with
many of them being harbored in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein Hilwe.

Die Welt also reported that the Saudi intelligence service paid Iran $10
million to buy weapons for the Palestinian Authority. The weapons were
confiscated in wake of the capture by Israel of the Karine-A freighter on Jan.
3 in the Red Sea.

The report was the latest to assert that Al Qaida members intend to relocate to
the Palestinian areas. Last week Western diplomatic sources in Ankara confirmed
a report in the Turkish Daily News that Bin Laden agents are seeking to escape
to the Palestininan Authority.

In a related development, the United States has warned Egypt against disputing
claims by Washington that the Karine-A was headed for the PA. Israeli
diplomatic sources said that the Bush administration warned President Hosni
Mubarak that Washington was ready to publicize its dispute with Cairo regarding
strategic issues unless the leadership in Cairo halted public expressions of
doubt regarding Palestinian smuggling of weaponry.

Mubarak met Israel Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer in the Sinai resort of
Sharm-e-Sheik on Wednesday. Diplomatic sources said Mubarak agreed to meet Ben-
Eliezer to improve relations with the United States, ahead of the president's
visit next month.

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Bush, in Radio Address, Outlines Purposes of His Asia Trip
Message broadcast February 16 as president departs

Following is the text of President Bush's radio address to the nation February
16, broadcast as he departed on a February 16-22 trip to Japan, South Korea and
China:

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary February 16, 2002
Radio Address By The President To The Nation

The President: Good morning. Today I'm flying west, across the Pacific, to
visit Japan, South Korea and China. The people of Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing
touched all our hearts in the days after September 11, with moving displays of
sympathy and support in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Today, all three
nations are supporting our fight against terrorism.

I look forward to discussing our progress in ridding the world of this great
threat to civilization, and we'll discuss our work to build a better world
beyond terror

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We, a group of Jews who repatriated to Israel during the last thirty years from
different states of the former USSR, are calling upon all the Jews in the world
to support our categorical demand towards the Government of Israel: to stop
immediately all contacts with Yasser Arafat - the most monstrous enemy of the
Jewish people since Hitler.

Such contacts constitute a crime not only against the Jewish people, but
against the very foundations of universal morality, indeed, against humanity
itself. Israeli politicians, who under every pretext grant Arafat international
legitimacy as Israel's "peace partner", allow him to continue, with complete
impunity, the piecemeal genocide of the Jews. Such appeasement, even if
dictated with the best intentions, is criminal and can only be compared with
that which led to Munich and the demise of Czechoslovakia.

The "national unity" government, under the Sharon-Peres leadership, is
deceiving the Jewish people and acts contrary to Israel's national interest. It
has been engaged in deceit since the Rosh HaShana War-the war initiated by
Arafat last year and misleadingly called "El-Aksa intifada". Arafat has
revealed to all his evil face; he has opened the eyes of the Left and the
Right, of the religious and the secular. But Israel's Government has
deliberately obscured the totality and unlimited objectives of Arafat's War. It
has closed its eyes to the Moslem's illegal and destructive activity on the
Temple Mount-activity designed to remove every trace of Jewish presence on this
most sacred place of our people.

This Government has turned a blind eye to the savage killing of two reserve
soldiers in Ramalla and of two teenagers in Teqoa, to the murder of the babies
Shalhevet Pas of Hebron and Yehuda Shoham of Shilo, to the terrorist atrocities
in the Delphinarium in Tel-Aviv and Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem. Jews continue
to be murdered on a daily basis. Hundreds have been killed and many more
wounded and maimed for life since the outbreak of the Rosh HaShana War, yet the
Government has done nothing to put an end to this carnage. Even the murder of
the government minister Rehavaam Zeevi did not compel the government to reverse
its policy.

Perhaps the greatest outrage committed by this Government was its attempt to
renew the "peace process" with the butcher of the Jewish people during the Days
of Awe and Repentance between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur! One cannot help but
see here the moral and metaphysical significance of the crime that this
Government committed, a crime for which responsibility will also be borne,
ultimately, by every Jew who did not oppose it.

Unless the Sharon-Peres appeasement policy is brought to a halt-immediately,
completely, and irreversibly-it will surely bring about the destruction of the
State of Israel and another Holocaust. Hard as it is to pronounce these words,
this pending Holocaust, which in fact has already started, will be more
horrifying than the one perpetrated by Nazi Germany. The Durban conference and
the resurgence of European anti-Semitism are but a subtle hint of what may
happen to Israel and, ultimately, to world Jewry.

We can still do something to prevent this disaster. Let all the Jews in the
world proclaim their resounding NO to the present policy of Israel's
Government. Let them, together with us, do their utmost to compel the
Government to fulfill its sacred national duty-its duty to the Jewish > people
and to all those in the world who have not lost their human image; its duty to
the God of Israel Who has chosen the Jews to be the light unto mankind.

We ask everyone to sign this appeal. We ask you to translate it into every
language and to distribute it among the Jews of the world. You will thereby
contribute to the consolidation of all the energy and resources of world Jewry
for the sake of influencing the Government of Israel in the direction outlined
in this appeal. Your signatures and personal data (citizenship, i.d. card
number, phone number and/or e-mail address) can be sent to the following e-mail
address: [e-mail]. Subject: "To World Jewry"; or to any of the e-
mail addresses below, or to: P.O.Box 23678 Jerusalem 91236 Israel, fax: 972-8-
6583660

Ida Nudel, Prisoner of Zion, Israel, phone [phone]
Yosef Mendelevich, Prisoner of Zion, Israel, i.d. 11645603, phone [phone]
Eleonora Shifrin, Aliyah activist, Israel, i.d. 14653349, phone [phone],
[e-mail]
Arie Vudka, Prisoner of Zion, Israel, i.d. 17256207, phone [phone],
[e-mail]
Dr. Felix-Azriel Kochubievsky, Prisoner of Zion, Israel, i.d. 302430012,
phone [phone]
Valentine Kochubievsky, Israel, i.d. 302430020, phone [phone]
Dr. Raisa Epstein, Israel, i.d.305960239, phone [phone]
Prof. Vadim Rotenberg, Israel, i.d. 306573171, [e-mail]
Natalya Samarovich, Israel, i.d.303618425, [e-mail]
Prof.Genrich Kventsel, Israel, phone [phone]
Boris Kamyanov (Avni), poet, Israel, i.d.17274374, phone [phone],
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Analysis
By Gerald M. Steinberg


The Bush administration had good reason to keep special envoy Anthony Zinni
here during the past weeks of unprecedented Palestinian terrorism. The
Americans understood the extensive IDF operation to destroy Palestinian
Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's infrastructure of murder was coming and in
its wake, heightened US involvement would finally be possible and useful.

In contrast to the slap in the face President George W. Bush, Secretary of
State Colin Powell, and Zinni received from an out-of-touch PA leadership
earlier, the remaining members of this group are now desperately seeking help
from America's "good offices." European and UN envoys are useful for
reinforcing the media image of Palestinians as victims, repeating the slogans,
and providing humanitarian relief, but when it comes to political and security
arrangements, serious American leadership is required. Like Henry Kissinger at
the end of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when the IDF was sitting on the outskirts
of Cairo and Damascus, the Bush administration now has the opportunity to forge
the foundations for a viable cease-fire and a fundamentally new relationship in
place of the ruins of the Oslo disaster.

Bush's comprehensive statement, and the decision to raise American visibility
by sending Powell, mark the first major steps in this process. As Bush
noted, "This could be a hopeful moment in the Middle East," but he correctly
acknowledged the extensive difficulties in creating the conditions he
outlined. Before the IDF can take the risk of withdrawing from Palestinian
cities, there will have to be detailed arrangements, guaranteed by the US, to
insure the remaining terrorist infrastructure is destroyed. As both Washington
and Jerusalem realize, this step will take some time.

A central question concerns Arafat's fate, as well as that of the other
terrorists hiding in Bethlehem churches and other protected buildings. The
policy of complete isolation for General Arafat, as he now calls himself, the
end of his television guest appearances (the star value of this brutal
murderer, particularly in Europe, is surreal), as well as his halt to the daily
calls for jihad and martyrdom, were essential in breaking the morale of the
terrorist network.

Having watched Arafat rise repeatedly from the ruins of his own campaigns of
destruction, the Israeli and American governments cannot take this chance
again. By emphasizing Arafat's repeated failures to "keep his promises," the
incitement to hatred and murder, and noting he "has missed his opportunity,"
Bush also recognized that Arafat and his cohorts are irredeemable. (While
politically unrealistic, the Israeli government would be happy to dispatch
Arafat, Marwan Barghouti, Hamas leaders, and the others to a special section of
the camp for al-Qaida members in Guantanamo Bay, pending trial on war crimes
charges.)

If Arafat is out of the picture, an alternative Palestinian leadership must
emerge to discuss terms and reach agreements with the US and Israeli
governments. Negotiations are necessary regarding the withdrawal of IDF troops
(and, in the case of Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, the removal of PA forces who
occupied this site 18 months ago), reliable guarantees to prevent resumption of
terrorism, and restoration of essential services for the population.

To smooth the transition in the post-Arafat era, this interim leadership may
claim initial legitimacy from Arafat, but no more than that. If Arafat is
allowed to make yet another comeback, the entire process will disintegrate
instantly.

To verify the implementation of any cease-fire agreement leading to withdrawal
from the Palestinian cities, detailed monitoring arrangements will be necessary
to insure the terrorist network is not reconstructed. Specific cooperation
agreements are necessary for locating and dismantling remaining explosives and
weapons stockpiles and in capturing terrorists. The Tenet program, initially
presented nine months ago, provides some of the details, but will need to be
updated and implemented with a professional US-led verification team.

At the same time, the creation of the foundation for a new political
relationship between Israel and the PA must also be pursued. If anyone needed
further evidence, 18 months of terrorism and response demonstrated that for
Israel and the Palestinians, the territorial status quo left by the collapse of
Oslo is untenable. At the same time, negotiations on a peace treaty to resolve
issues such as refugee claims, Jerusalem, borders, and disputed territory are
unrealistic under existing conditions.

In this context, a combination of maximal disengagement (including withdrawal
from some isolated settlements – not under duress, but from strength) and a
form of international trusteeship for the PA areas, while the necessary
conditions for a state are developed, can provide the political dimension
necessary to move beyond yet another temporary cease-fire. Using the relevant
elements of the Mitchell Report as a foundation, these approaches may provide
the type of fundamental changes in the environment for the conflict
transformation the Oslo process promised but failed to deliver.
Finally, as Bush emphasized (and the Clinton administration largely ignored),
none of these steps are worth taking if the regional support for a fundamental
change, accepting Israeli legitimacy, and ending all backing for terror is not
forthcoming. Iraq, Iran, and Syria were singled out for special warnings
regarding their support for terror, while the Egyptian and Jordanian
governments were told to do more to create the conditions for peace and
stability.

Bush noted the recognition of Israeli legitimacy in the Saudi initiative as an
important initial step, but one requiring extensive development and support in
the Arab world.

These three dimensions of the Bush administration's Middle East peace plan –
destroying the terrorist infrastructure so the IDF can withdraw from
Palestinian cities, moving to a new foundation in Israeli-PA political
relations, and transforming the environment of incitement and rejectionism in
the region – all present formidable challenges. To have any chance of success,
the US will have to insure that, this time, the complexities of each dimension
are not ignored for the sake of political expediency.

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Missing: Realistic Take on Arafat
by Daniel Pipes
The purpose of Palestinian violence against Israel is not directed at winning
an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza. It is the destruction of the
Jewish state itself.


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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release

April 12, 2002

Press Availability With Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Prime Minister's Residence
Jerusalem
April 12, 2002

(6:39 a.m. EDT)

PRIME MINISTER SHARON: I would like to welcome the Secretary of State,
Mr. Colin Powell. You are here among friends. You are a friend of
Israel and you are among friends. I send my regards from here to
President Bush, who is courageously leading the free world in the war
against global terror. He is a true friend of Israel. Mr. Secretary,
I am very happy for the opportunity that I had to talk with you this
morning. It was a very good conversation - a conversation between
friends. We discussed the situation on the ground; we discussed the
dangerous situation in the north; and we discussed possible solutions.
Israel is waging a war against the infrastructure of Palestinian
terrorism, and Israel hopes to conclude this war very soon. Terror
cannot coexist with peace. The terrorism of suicide bombers represents
a danger for Israel and for the entire free world. Israel is the only
democracy in the world in which there are guards in every school and in
every kindergarten in order to protect children against Palestinian
terrorists. The friendship between the United States and Israel has
been in existence for many, many years, and it is based on the values
that we share, the values of freedom, liberty and democracy. This
friendship will continue forever. I thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your
efforts and I welcome you to Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish
people and the united capital of the State of Israel.

SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister, for your
very warm welcome. I am indeed here today, as a friend of Israel, and
a personal friend of yours. I value our relationship, and the many
conversations we have had over the length of your prime-ministership.
I look forward to many such conversations in the future.

I am pleased to be here representing President Bush, also a strong
friend of Israel, and beyond that, the American people. The American
people have stood by and with Israel for many years, and as you noted
earlier, it is a friendship that cannot ever be broken.

I come on a mission of peace. I enjoyed and treasured very much the
conversation we had earlier. I take away from that conversation your
commitment to peace, your commitment to finding a way forward that will

result in a peace so that these two peoples can live together side-by-
side.

I welcome the efforts that you are making as part of the campaign
against terrorism, and I know what a difficult time and situation this
is for Israel. And as President Bush has said on a number of occasions,
especially in his speech on the fourth of April, "terrorism is
something that must be fought, must be destroyed." But at the same
time we recognize that eventually to reach the kind of solution that is
needed, the parties must talk, the parties must begin negotiations. I
am pleased that we have a mutual commitment to get to that point and
find a political solution.

The Prime Minister and I had good discussions on the nature of the
operations that are underway. He understands President Bush's
position. We had a chance to exchange those positions. I am pleased
that he is anxious to bring these operations to an end as soon as
possible, and I hope that in my stay here, we will have time to discuss
this at some greater length.

Mr. Prime Minister, I hope that in the course of my visit, my
conversations not only with you and members of your government, but
with Chairman Arafat and other Palestinian authorities, a way can be
found to move forward. I also want to share your concern about the
situation on your northern border. I think this is the time for all
parties in the region who have a commitment to peace, who truly believe
in peace, and want to see the end of violence to play a role to
restrain any aggressive activities across Israel's northern border. We
have been in touch with governments in the region on this subject, and
will continue to press that point with them.

Mr. Prime Minister, I thank you for your welcome, and I look forward to
our further discussions over the next several days.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, many people in Israel say that the United
States has a double standard. While the United States is entitled to
and has the right to fight terrorists in Afghanistan for seven months,
the United States demands that Israel stop fighting terrorism after
only seven days. How do you explain this to the people of Israel?

SECRETARY POWELL: The President and I have spoken about this. We
understand the need for Israel to defend itself. We understand that
Israel is under threat from terrorist attack and we have been
supportive. But at the same time, we believe, as a friend of Israel,
we have to take note of the long-term strategic consequences of the
incursions that are under way, and their effect on the nations in the
region and the international climate. And so, I think in the
conversations with the Prime Minister, I have explained our position to
him and he has explained to me what he feels has to be done. And I
hope we can find a way to come to an agreement on this point of the
duration of the operations, and get back to a track that will lead to a
political settlement, because I think that is uppermost in everyone's
mind - how can we go forward?

We do understand what terrorism is, and as we have responded to
terrorism, we know that Israel has a right to respond to terrorism.
The question is how do we get beyond just the response? What is the
next step? How do we get past that? And that has been the subject of
our conversations this morning.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, it sounds as if you didn't get a timetable
for Israel to pullback. If that's so, please verify that. Has the
Prime Minister convinced you of the efficacy of the operation, the need
to do this to protect Israel's survival? And do you have a commitment
from the Prime Minister to get engaged in the political process that is
part of your agenda...the political process that you have said could give
the Palestinians hope for a state?

SECRETARY POWELL: On the last point, the Prime Minister has indicated
his support for a process to move forward politically through his
acceptance of the Mitchell Report and we have talked about ways to move
forward. With respect to specific discussions on timetables and the
like, we shared and exchanged views and I look forward to further
exchanges of views in the next couple of days, but don't have a
specific answer on timing.


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Marwan Hativ Baraghouti - Ramallah
1. Served as Secretary General of Fatah in Judea, Sumaria and Gaza, a member of
the Palestinian legislature, head of the Tanzim, and the founder of "the el-
Aqsa Martyr's Brigade" which has carried out a large number of deadly terrorist
attacks killing scores of Israelis and wounding hundreds.

2. In the framework of his activities, he has received large amounts of funds
from different sources from both inside and outside of Israel.Among these
sources is the Palestinian Authority.The specific allocations of these funds
were authorized by the actual signature of Yassser Arafat.These funds were used
by Marwan Baraghouti to finance many activities carried out by terror cells in
the West Bank.

3. Marwan Baraghouti served as the most senior official in the el-Aqsa
Brigade.Nasser Avis, who was recently captured in Sumaria, and Achmed
Baraghouti, who was Marwan Baraghouti's personal assistant, reported directly
to him.These two served as his operational officers and, under the initiative
of Marwan Baraghouti, launched tens of attacks including a large number of
suicide bombings within Israel.

4. The following are some of the more horrendous terror attacks for which
Marwan Baraghouti is responsible:

June 2001 - The murder of a Greek Orthodox monk on the road to Maale Adumim

Jan.17, 2002 - The shooting attack which took place at the "David's Halls"
catering hall in Hadera.Six Israelis were killed in this attack, 26 were
injured.

Jan.22, 2002 - The shooting spree on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem.Two Israelis
were killed, 37 wounded.

Feb.25, 2002 - The shooting attack in the Jerusalem residential neighborhood of
Neve Yaacov.One Israeli policewoman was killed, 9 Israelis were wounded.

Feb.27, 2002 - The murder of an Israeli at the Baskevitz coffee factory in the
Atarot Industrial Zone of Jerusalem.

Feb.27, 2002 - The suicide attack perpetrated by Daryan Abu Aysha and the
Maccabim checkpoint in which two policeman were injured.

March 5, 2002 - The shooting spree at the Tel Aviv restaurant "Seafood".Three
Israelis were killed, 31 wounded.

March 8, 2002 - A suicide terrorist was killed in Daheat el Barid as he was on
his way to carry out an attack in Jerusalem.

March 10, 2002 - A suicide terrorist was at the A Ram junction as he was on his
way to carry out an attack in Jerusalem.

March 27, 2002 - The interception of an ambulance and the confiscation of an
explosive belt from it which was smuggled from Sumaria into the Ramallah
district.

Marwan Baraghouti was directly responsible for operating the terrorist cell of
Raad Karmi in Tulkaram which carried out a series of deadly terrorist attacks.




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Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti
1. Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti was arrested on April 15, 2002 in a joint
operation between the I.D.F.and the G.S.S.Ahmed is a relative of Marwan
Baraghouti, the head of the el-Aqsa Brigade, the military branch of Fatah's
Tanzim.

2. Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti was born in 1976 and is originally from the
government projects at El Bira.Since 1997 he has been known as Marwan
Baraghouti's driver, although in actuality he has served as Marwan Baraghouti's
senior aide.In 1999 he joined the Palestinian police.During the "Sweet Apple"
events he was a member of the terror cell which carried out many shooting
attacks against I.D.F.soldiers in the surrounding areas of Ramallah.Since the
year 2001, he has served as Marwan Baraghouti's bureau chief and as the
director and coordinator of terrorist attacks against Israel, following Marwan
Baraghouti's initiatives.

3. Since the beginning of the year 2002 he has stood at the head of the
Ramallah el-Aqsa Brigade and has acted under the direction of Marwan
Baraghouti, with the knowledge of Yasser Arafat and in coodination with Nasser
Avis from Nablus in carrying out suicide terror attacks within Israel.

4. Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti has directed and carried out the following
terror attacks in 2002:

Jan.22, 2002 - The shooting spree on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem.Two Israelis
were killed, 37 wounded.

Jan.17, 2002 - Three terrorists were arrested on their way from Nablus to
Ramallah where they were to meet Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti.From their
meeting, the terrorists were to go on their way to Jerusalem where they were to
carry out a suicide terrorist attack.

Feb.25, 2002 - The shooting attack in the Jerusalem residential neighborhood of
Neve Yaacov.One Israeli policewoman was killed, 9 Israelis were wounded.

Feb.27, 2002 - The murder of an Israeli at the Baskevitz coffee factory in the
Atarot Industrial Zone of Jerusalem.

Feb.27, 2002 - The suicide attack perpetrated by Daryan Abu Aysha and the
Maccabim checkpoint in which two policeman were injured.

March 5, 2002 - The shooting spree at the Tel Aviv restaurant "Seafood".Three
Israelis were killed, 31 wounded.

March 8, 2002 - The interception of a suicide terrorist with an explosive belt
was intercepted along with his handler in Daheat el Barid and the attack was
thwarted.

March 10, 2002 - The interception of a suicide terrorist at the A Ram junction
as he was on his way to carry out an attack in Jerusalem.The attack was
thwarted.

March 27, 2002 - The interception of an ambulance and the confiscation of an
explosive belt from it which was smuggled from Sumaria into the Ramallah
district under the coordination of Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti.

Additionally, Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti planned to send an additional
suicide terrorist who was arrested once the I.D.F.entered Ramallah.

5.Over the course of the year 2002 the name of Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Baraghouti
was forwarded to the Palestinian Security Forces a number of times.The
Palestinian Security Forces refused to arrest him and even warned him about
Israel's knowledge of his hostile terrorist activities.