http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_palestinians_violence

6 dead in battle between Hamas and Palestinian police in West Bank.

"Abbas has backed Washington's peace efforts, and the raid underscored his determination to rein in militants as part of his obligations under the U.S.-backed 'road map' peace plan.

"Last week, Abbas met at the White House with President Barack Obama and renewed a pledge to crack down on militants and honor other commitments under the road map.

"The U.S. has been training Abbas' elite forces to help him affirm his control of the West Bank and prepare for eventual statehood. Many of the security men involved in the shootout had undergone U.S.-supervised training in Jordan, police said.

"Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rdeneh said going after militants is key to one day setting up a Palestinian state."

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Road-map "peace plan" my ass. Road map to endless violence and weapons sales is more like it.

Thank you; that's exactly what it is. Bribe some tyrant, and supply him with well-trained goons, to oppress the country's people and make the NeoCons (in this case, the Israeli Neocons) happy in their sadistic fantasy.