Powell warns against division of West Bank into 'bantustans'

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http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/436142.html

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"U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has cautioned against division of the West Bank into "bantustans," declaring that a future Palestinian state must be built of contiguous areas.

"In the West Bank, you've got to have a coherent, contiguous land, which, joined with Gaza, would constitute the state of Palestine," Powell told CNN television from France, where he accompanied President George W. Bush during celebrations of the 60th anniversary of D-Day.

Bush and French President Jacques Chirac discussed developments in the Middle East during their talks in Paris Saturday. The secretary of state said the outline of a future Palestinian state came up during these talks, and the US president supported the idea of the West Bank's contiguity.

"He was making the point that you can't have a bunch of little bantustans or the whole West Bank chopped up into non-coherent, non-contiguous pieces and say this is an acceptable state," Powell said."

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1. too late ....

..:(

[Djinn]

2. Powell trying to rehabilitate his reputation

after whoring for Bush? nice to see

[bemildred]

3. Not sure what this is.

Kind of a non sequitur. Like the babbling about giving
the Iraqis "Complete sovereignty". The only thing I can
compare it to is car dealer commercials where they say that
your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. You have to wonder if
Colon is starting to crack too.