Vanity's Fair? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Glenn Kessler - (Blog) March 5, 2008 - 7:44pm A well-timed Vanity Fair expose caused a flap on the first day of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the Middle East. The article, "The Gaza Bombshell," by David Rose, cited confidential documents and interviews to allege that the Hamas takeover stemmed from a secret Bush administration plan to use Fatah security forces to confront Hamas. Hamas, the article said, caught wind of the plan and acted before Fatah could, seizing the Gaza Strip. » Read more

Let's Help The Good Guys In The West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post by Walter Isaacson - (Opinion) March 5, 2008 - 7:43pm The rocket attacks on Israel launched by Hamas militants in Gaza, coupled with Israel's retaliation, have disrupted peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. This is a great victory for the radicals in Hamas, who never wanted such talks. While visiting the region this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to remind everyone that the real goal is to weaken Hamas. » Read more