When I first read this report, I thought I might be wrong about plans to send EU/NATO troops into Israel to enforce the Road Map. According to Haaretz.com, Lord Robertson says NATO will not become involved in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The report begins by saying: NATO will not serve as an international buffer force between Israel and the future Palestinian state (Read about it here). And the report ends by saying: Therefore, there is no chance of NATO becoming involved in a third arena, such as Israeli-Palestine, officials in Brussels say. So, I began thinking I was wrong about plans in the works to send EU/NATO forces into Israel. That is, until I read the article a little more closely. That's when I found it -- the Euro-spin [saying one thing and meaning the opposite]. It was in the middle of the report. It says: Robertson, who will be leaving office at the end of this month, said in the future, NATO countries ... will consider involvement in the Middle East political process but no such involvement is currently being considered. I say it in Recommendation 666 and I'll say it again, double talk and contradictions flow from Brussels like biblical milk and honey. And here we have another great example. In other words, translating from Euro-spin, right now -- under Robertson's watch -- there are no plans to send NATO forces into Israel. But, there are plans in the works to begin planing for such an operation in the future -- after Lord Robertson is gone. Make sense? It does if you know Euro-spin. Stay tuned. 12-04-2003
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