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| For the first time George Bush went to Ramallah to meet the President of the Palestinian Authority. During his journey he said that a peace agreement was possible before the end of his mandate. What do you think? |
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I would like it to be true. However so many promises of peace have been given that never came to anything! Actions do not follow words. There is a huge gap between them. For instance, soon after the President of the United-States left Palestine the Israeli Army made an incursion in the Gaza strip. Nineteen Palestinians were killed. It was a massacre. A hope for peace needs actions like in priority the evacuation of the occupied territories. |
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| Among your actions, one of them is surprising: you have been a supporter of Yvan Colonna however a French court has recently condemned him for the assassination of the Prefect of Corsica. How a” Bishop for the poor” can support him? |
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I am surprised that people are surprised. Why should I not be with the defendants, the convicts? Before his trial I visited Yvan Colonna in jail and I am still on his side even after the verdict. I think he is innocent, I am not afraid to say it when I am asked.
His supporting committee was asking for two things: the respect for the presumption of innocence and a fair trial. The problem is not that I supported this committee but it is about those who refused to support this committee! |
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| The Colombian guerrilla has liberated Clara and Consuelo Gonzalez. Do you think that this event and the mediation by Hugo Chavez can help to solve the situation in Columbia? |
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For once there is more than words and promises. After years of anguish and delay, we see two hostages who are liberated. It is an important event with a lot of joy. Now there is a big hope for the liberation of the other hostages. Every thing becomes possible. Hugo Chavez seems to be in a better position to continue his mediation. The international involvement has to be maintained until all hostages are liberated. |
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| Reported by Olivier Galzi |
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