Bush offers $195 million in taxpayer money to buy peace …
·       Bush Urges Mid-East Peace Talks (BBC)
… but the pattern he would follow is one of failure:
·       U.S. Bet on Abbas For Mideast Peace Meets Skepticism: Intelligence Reports Cast Doubt on Strength While Warning of Tenacity of Rival Hamas (Washington Post)
Israel will release Fatah militants while Gaza farm produce rots …
·       250 Palestinian Prisoners to Be Freed (NY Times / AP)
… the militants promise to abandon violence against Israel, but no word about violence against other Palestinians:
·       Fatah Militants Accept Israeli Clemency Deal (LA Times)
Speculation mounts that Musharraf will declare a state of emergency:
·       Pakistan Militants Scrap Cease-fire (LA Times)
·       Pakistan Truce Appears Defunct: Insurgents Strike Police, Troops; At Least 44 Die (Washington Post)
Husband of nonviolence advocate says: “Only a paranoid would suggest this amounts to criminal activity:”
·       Iran Airs Images of 2 Imprisoned Americans (Washington Post)
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