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US and UN at Odds over Middle East


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Lebanon's Prime Minister says his nation's being "torn to shreds." UN Secretary General Kofi Annan wants an "immediate cease-fire." But Israel says it won't stop fighting until Hezbollah has been disabled, and the US says it'll take time for what it calls a "permanent solution." The Bush Administration is said to have replaced short-term peace and stability as its goal in the Middle East with long-lasting change. Will that stance in the current crisis mean another rift with allies who are calling for peace now? Will it confirm the belief of Arabs that the US and Israel are one and the same? We hear from Palestinians, Israelis, former peace negotiators and other Middle East experts.Making News: UN Secretary General Calls for Immediate End to Mid-East Conflict Secretary General Kofi Annan today accused Hezbollah of starting the trouble and Israel of over-reaction. He told the UN Security Council that 500,000 refugees could soon become more than a million. Colum Lynch, who covers the United Nations for the Washington Post, has the details.Reporter's Notebook: President Bush Addresses the NAACP for the First TimeFor five years, America's oldest civil rights organization has invited President Bush to address its annual convention, but until today he had "other commitments." We hear what he told NAACP delegates about racism and the Republican Party and how they reacted. Julie Davis is White House Correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. Curley Clark is President of the Jackson County-Moss Point NAACP.
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