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...issue, Gonzalez isn't inclined to cut the White House any slack: "This has been going on for three years. What is important is that the U.S. complies." Here comes another eyeball-to-eyeball encounter. Mind The Information Gap This week's World Summit on the Information Society, in Geneva, loftily aims to bridge the digital divide?that is if IT spats (who's in charge of issuing Internet domain names, for instance) don't hog the agenda. But do developed countries have that much to offer the digital economies of developing ones? "In the south, it's going...
Last week's unofficial Geneva Accord outlining a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians sparked controversy on both sides. Hardliners accused the dealmakers of selling out their respective sides: the Israeli negotiators were accused of undermining their own government, while Palestinians decried the document's abandonment of Palestinian refugees' right of return to land inside Israel proper. The Bush Administration seems to be supporting the deal if only to pressure Israel, as Secretary of State Colin Powell met with the drafters despite complaints by Israel. What do you think? Is the plan worth U.S. support if only to restart...
...believe that the Road Map to Peace isn't detailed enough, and therefore won't be accepted by both sides. Details are going to be decided last minute and a compromise is going to be hard to obtain. The Geneva accord is very detailed, and futhermore it is proposed by the local population. The one problem is that the populace has no power. Overall I think the Geneva accord is more likely to work if backed by a powerful country. Jeremy R. Palo Alto, Calif...
...United States should support the Geneva Accord. It gives an end-game which was lacking in Oslo and is lacking in the Road Map. Neither side will be happy, but compromises are not about making one side happy over the other. The United States should support it for no other reason than to jump-start the peace talks. Frederick H. Marsh Richmond...
...judiciary should not act so loosely as to endanger our citizens by allowing terrorists to escape from interrogation and punishment. But principles of fairness and human rights must not be trumped by blind fear. The U.S. owes the prisoners of Guantanamo access to the legal avenues required by the Geneva Convention. And, just as important, the U.S. owes itself the moral courage to do the right thing...