Powell puts on brave face at WEF but fails to impress Arabs

[Spazito]

SHUNEH, Jordan (AFP) - US Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) put on a brave face at the World Economic Forum (news - web sites) (WEF) but failed to win much Arab support for Washington's Middle East policies despite issuing rare criticism of Israel.

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As Powell returned home, the forum's host King Abdullah II of Jordan told US television that he was concerned.


"To feel the anger and the rage that I see in the Middle East towards the United States really sort of frustrates and worries me tremendously," the US-educated King Abdullah told ABC television.

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Moasher warned in an interview with CNN that the US standing in the Middle East had "never been lower" and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Maher told panelists here that Washington was "biased" towards Israel.

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[NMDemDist2]

1. this no surprise, I'm just glad they didn't assassinate him

over there. That really woulda caused the chit to hit the fan!

[gratuitous]

2. Looks like the Arabs have tired of the House Boy's song and dance

Death, war and torture are a hard sell huh, Colin?

[dArKeR]

3. Powell doesn't impress Arabs

Shuneh, Jodan - US Secretary of State Colin Powell put on a brave face at the World Economic Forum (WEF) here on Sunday, but failed to win much Arab support for Washington's Middle East policies despite issuing rare criticism of Israel.

As Powell returned home, the forum's host King Abdullah II of Jordan told US television that he was concerned.

"To feel the anger and the rage that I see in the Middle East towards the United States really sort of frustrates and worries me tremendously," the US-educated King Abdullah told ABC television.

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