June 09, 2003

So much for the "road map"

The Palestinian prime minister said Monday he will not use force against militant groups under any circumstances, despite their stated determination to derail a U.S.-backed peace plan with attacks on Israelis, including two weekend shootings that killed five soldiers...

Abbas said he has coordinated every move with Yasser Arafat-- a barb at the veteran leader who said in public last week that the summit yielded no achievements.

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