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Hamas marks 17th anniversary with mob demo |
| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: March 16, 2005 |
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In a press conference Tuesday, Scott McClellan contrasted the Bush Administration's regard for Hezbollah and Hamas:
"[I]n terms of Hezbollah, nothing has changed in terms of our views. You've heard from administration officials over the weekend; you heard from the President earlier today...: Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. Our view has not changed when it comes to that. And 1559 also calls for all militias to be disarmed. And we want to see 1559 fully complied with. ... if they renounce terrorism, in your question, and if they disarm, well, then that does change -- change the dynamic."
"...[O]rganizations like Hezbollah have to choose, either you're a terrorist organization or you're a political organization. They remain a terrorist organization. The President spoke about their past atrocities and their past terrorist acts in his remarks earlier today."
"Now, we've seen, when I talk about experience shows that people tend to choose leaders who are committed to improving their own livelihood, that are committed to improving their own security, that are committed to improving their own -- or expanding prosperity for those people, and one example is elections that took place in the Palestinian Territories. And you saw that there may have been people elected that may have been members of Hamas, but they weren't terrorists. They were people who advocated the importance of improving the quality of life for people in the region, people in the Territories. And they were businesspeople, they're professionals."
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Press Briefing by Scott McClellan
- (The White House)
03.15.2005
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