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Fantasy Time: What America thinks of Arabs, what Arabs think of it.

National Review

| May 06, 2002 | PRYCE-JONES, DAVID | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

President Bush's recent pronouncements on the Middle East and Secretary Powell's visit there no doubt reflected a well-intentioned attempt at peace-making. Lack of moral clarity, however, has brought to the surface fantasies rife in the Arab world. Caught up in the events of each day, the secretary of state has had to shift from one foot to the other and back again.

Israeli armor has closed in on Palestinian militants in Jenin and Nablus? This won't do, Powell had no choice but to say, the Israelis must end their operation "without delay" as President Bush decreed, or sometime soon, or anyhow as soon as possible. However couched, Powell's gnomic utterances ...

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