_____ From: paul foldes [mailto:pfoldes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:41 AM To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: for ip if you wish, apropos today's nyt and wp: 'Dr. Rice surprised by Hamas victory, curious why us didnt foresee coming election victory' - see economist prediction a week before election for IP compare Dr Rice today in NYT ...'we didnt see it coming , asking why? compare with the Economist, a week before election predicting Hamas impact on election nyt 1 30 January 30, 2006 Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Strength By STEVEN <http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?ppds=bylL&v1=STEVEN%20R.%20WEISMAN&fd q=19960101&td=sysdate&sort=newest&ac=STEVEN%20R.%20WEISMAN&inline=nyt-per> R. WEISMAN LONDON, Jan. 29 - Secretary of State Condoleezza <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/condoleezza_ri ce/index.html?inline=nyt-per> Rice acknowledged Sunday that the United States had failed to understand the depth of hostility among Palestinians toward their longtime leaders. The hostility led to an election victory by the militant group Hamas that has reduced to tatters crucial assumptions underlying American policies and hopes in the Middle East. "I've asked why nobody saw it coming," Ms. Rice said, speaking of her own staff. "It does say something about us not having a good enough pulse." <snip> ECONOMIST a week before election ... The Palestinians' Islamist movement, Hamas, is set to do well in next week's parliamentary election. Will that hurt or help prospects for peace? Get article background WITH less than a week to go, the reality has sunk in. Every attempt to contain Hamas has had the opposite effect. When Palestinians elect a parliament on January 25th, for the first time in a decade, they are expected to give the Islamist movement a good proportion of seats, in a resounding protest vote against the failures of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its ruling Fatah party, and against Israel. <snip> ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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