(13 Feb 2004) NB: wrong slate on tape, story correct
1. US Secretary of State Colin Powell talking to US Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Richard Lugar
2. Cutaway of US Senators
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
"I can assure you that it is a matter of utmost urgency for us because we fully understand that this conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis is the source of a great deal of the anti-American feelings that exist in that part of the world and those affect what we are doing in Iraq and that part of the world, and I would do anything to find a magic bullet to solve this one."
4. Cutaway at hearing
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
"The problem is the same problem that has been there for the three years that I have been working this account and that is terrorism, terrorism still emanates from Hamas, Palestinians, Islamic Jihad and other organisations that are not interested in peace, not interested in a state for the Palestinian people, they are interested in the destruction of Israel. And it's all until the Palestinian leadership and authority says 'no, stop, it won't happen, we are not going to tolerate it'. We are going to go after those organisations that feel that way, then it will be difficult to get the kind of progress we need moving down the road map. The road map is still in place, still supported by the president. The immediate goal that I have is to get Prime Minister Sharon to meet with Prime Minister Abu Ala."
7. Cutaway
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
"And I put the blame squarely on chairman Arafat on his unwillingness to speak out, his moral authority, as a leader that everybody says he has, not just occasionally to give a s statement condemning this. But not only to condemn this kind of activity, but to take action against those organisations he knows are committing those activities. And if he showed that kind of commitment then we could stand the occasional attack that takes place because we know the Palestinians have become a partner in going after the perpetrators of these attacks."
9. Cutaway of US Senator, Bill Nelson
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
"The policy of the administration is not regime change. President Aristide is the elected President of Haiti."
11. Cutaway of Nelson
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
"I must say I have been disappointed in his efforts over the subsequent ten years in building a functioning stable democracy, but nevertheless he is the president. We have made it clear to the opposition and Assistant Secretary Noriega had a long conversation with one of the opposition leaders yesterday... made it clear that we are standing behind the Caricom (Caribbean Community) proposal, which both sides now are examining and finding ways to move forward on."
13. Wide shot of Powell
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
"It is a difficult situation and I have spent a bit of time over the last 24-48 hours with my staff, as well as with intelligence officials, watching what might be going on in the north coast because we don't want to see an exodus of Haitians heading anywhere, but at the moment we don't see that. We are hoping that the demonstrations will resolve themselves in a peaceful way, we hope that is the case."
15. Wide shot of hearing
STORYLINE:
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says it's a "matter of utmost urgency" for the Palestinian Authority to respond to recent unilateral gestures by Israel by moving quickly to dismantle Palestinian terrorist groups.
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