State of Delusion
Charles Johnson
Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 8:33 am PST • Views: 377
President Bush keeps saying that although Hamas may still be a problem, the Palestinians in the West Bank are ready for their own state—ready to lay down their weapons, live in peace with Israel, and build a functioning society.
Yeah, right. Ramallah demo brands Bush ‘war criminal’.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Angry demonstrators in the West Bank town of Ramallah branded US President George W. Bush a “war criminal” on Thursday as locals said he would do nothing for the plight of the Palestinians.
Security forces, out in force to ensure the security of the American leader on his first trip to the occupied Palestinian territory, used batons and tear gas as they charged around 200 demonstrators who were chanting “Bush, war criminal!” and “Bush out!”.
While their leader Mahmud Abbas gave Bush a red carpet welcome on the second day of his Middle East tour, ordinary Palestinians were dismisssive.
“I don’t believe he will do anything for the Palestinians,” said Mohammed Khaldi, 64. “If he wanted to really do something, he had six years for that and he didn’t do a single thing.”
And what a coincidence that Bush is predicting a peace treaty within a year, before he leaves office.
Frank says: