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independent.ie - 1/10/2009
Bush call halted US voting for ceasefire
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Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, was forced to step back from voting in favour of the Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council after orders from Washington, diplomatic sources said yesterday.
independent.co.uk - 1/10/2009
Bush ordered ceasefire retreat at UN - Americas, World - The Independent
— independent.co.uk — Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, was forced to step back from voting in favour of... the Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council after orders from Washington, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The US abstention on the resolution ... (more) Bush ordered ceasefire retreat at UN -  ...

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crooksandliars.com - 1/11/2009
At Last Minute, Bush Sandbags UN Ceasefire Agreement
— crooksandliars.com — You don't suppose Bush reneged on his support to make the incoming administration deal with it ,... do you? I mean, because that would be breathtakingly cynical and wrong! Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, was forced to step back from ... (more) At Last Minute, Bush Sandbags UN Ceasefire Agreement

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After Receiving Phone Call From Olmert, Bush Ordered Rice To Abstain On Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
thinkprogress.org - 1/13/2009
After Receiving Phone Call From Olmert, Bush Ordered Rice To Abstain On Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
— thinkprogress.org — Last week, the U.S. curiously abstained from a voting on a United Nations Gaza ceasefire resolution, “... an apparent reversal of earlier promises to Arab states.” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, despite voicing support for the resolution, raised ... (more) After Receiving Phone Call From Olmert, Bush Ordered ...

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Bush call halted US voting for ceasefire
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... secretary, and his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner -- descended on New York on Tuesday to take action there was plenty of reason to believe that their efforts would end in tears. Most alarming was the prospect of a vote on a ceasefire text tabled by Libya. The US was threatening to veto it. But by Thursday morning, the US had had a surprising change of heart. It could back a resolution, if the British drafted one, which Mr Miliband and his diplomatic crew duly did. Read more: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/bush-c...

At Last Minute, Bush Sandbags UN Ceasefire Agreement
Crooks and Liars — You don't suppose Bush reneged on his support to make the incoming administration deal with it, do you? I mean, because that would be breathtakingly cynical and wrong! Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, was forced to step back from voting in favour of the Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council after orders from Washington, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The US abstention on the resolution vote early yesterday, which clearly weakened its impact, was the final twist in a tumultuous three-day marathon of negotiations ...

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