Sharon and Bush meeting moved forward to July 29

[DoYouEverWonder]

Seems like W is still planning on his annual month long vacation at the pig farm. Can't let war or scandals get in the way of spending quality time cutting down brush.


Haaretz

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on July 29. The meeting had been scheduled for early September, but the American administration asked for it to be held on the eve of Bush's departure for his summer holiday on August 1.

Bringing the visit forward will allow the U.S. administration
to keep a close eye on the political process between Israel and the Palestinians, in an effort to prevent its collapse.

The Americans are also closely following the power struggle in the Palestinian Authority between PA Chairman Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, and they are asking Israel to takes steps to
make things easier for Abbas and boost his status among the Palestinian public.

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Meanwhile, U.S. special envoy John Wolf, who is overseeing implementation of the road map peace plan, wants a 60-strong team of monitors, including a significant security force, rather than the 10-12 observers originally planned. Wolf presented his plan to Israeli officials this weekend, before leaving for meetings in Washington. He will return to Jerusalem in midweek.

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[Beetwasher]

1. So he IS going to take another month of in August!

Well, isn't that special?