# 56 GWB invites Abbas to White House

We've already seen that Abbas is every bit as radical as the late Yasser Arafat, but Bush will pretend he's 'more moderate' (a more moderate terrorist?).

Abbas' consorting with the RCC is also quite 'interesting'.

Remember, Arafat's wife, Suha, was Catholic. What strange bedfellows Islam and the RCC appear to be.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/525351.html

Bush says Abbas welcome at White House

By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press

U.S. President George W. Bush said Monday he would welcome newly-elected Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, extending an invitation he refused to offer to the late Yasser Arafat. Bush also said the Palestinian leadership must revamp its security forces to "fight off those few who still have the desire to destroy Israel as a part of their philosophy and those few who fear there to be a free vote amongst the Palestinian people.

'Abbas as bad as Arafat'

PA presidential candidate talks with WND about election results

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42304

Ashqar: In some respects, Abbas holds certain different perspectives from Arafat, but he was clearly elected as a continuation of Arafat. Abbas emphasized the same things as Arafat – a final settlement with no less than the entire West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, the right of return for all refugees. And when it comes to the economy and actual reform and democratization of the Palestinian Authority, Abbas is as bad as Arafat. There will be no change. No transparency, or separation of powers. No democracy. Just more of the same.