Why is Obama nobbling a moderate Palestinian president?


	Why is Obama nobbling a moderate Palestinian president?

tabsey

10-8-2009 7:12 AM

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10-8-2009 8:39 AM

ratilfar

Abbas is not moderate, he is a puppet of Israel and to a lesser extent the U.S.

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