Wednesday, December 16, 2009

12/16/09

US Silent About Taliban Guarantee Offer on al Qaeda
By: Gareth Porter
The Barack Obama administration is refusing to acknowledge an offer by the leadership of the Taliban in early December to give "legal guarantees" that it will not allow Afghanistan to be used for attacks on other countries.


Abbas to Haaretz: Peace possible in 6 months if Israel freezes all settlements
By Avi Issacharoff
If Israel completely halts construction in the settlements, negotiations with the Palestinians on a final-status agreement can be completed within six months, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Haaretz Tuesday, adding that Israel needn't declare the freeze, just carry it out.

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