[Oldeconomybuyer]

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell called off his Saturday meeting with Yasser Arafat shortly after midnight Friday night after a new suicide bombing spread out before Powell's eyes the carnage he had come to Israel in hopes of ending.

The meeting might be rescheduled for Sunday, a senior U.S. official said. But Powell's spokesman said the secretary "expects a clear denunciation of terrorism" and of the new bombing in the meantime.

Arafat has been reluctant to make such a statement, with support for suicide attacks running high among Palestinians in light of Israel's military offensive in the West Bank.

[xm177e2]

Arafat's own group apparently carried out this latest suicide bombing. He just threw away his advantage by driving Powell out. Arafat must go.

[Rome2000]

Colin Powell called off his Saturday meeting with Yasser Arafat shortly after midnight Friday night after a new suicide bombing spread out before Powell's eyes the carnage he had come to Israel in hopes of ending

I get it, Powell needs to see the bodies carried away in person before he can understand what the real situation is.

What a genius!