Thursday, January 18, 2007

But who plays first violin?

Condi may be a talented pianist, but she is nonetheless worried that she may not be getting the chance to play first fiddle in the “reanimated” Middle East quartet concert tour beginning next month. During her meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday in Berlin, she expressed her hopes that representatives from the US, Russia and the EU would be meeting in Washington for rehearsal beginning early February, but later openly questioned the others’ musical abilities in a private conversation with a half-empty bottle of Rotkäppchen Sekt (Little Red Riding Hood Champagne).



The Secretary (she hates that word) of State made her statements after having flown in for a two-day visit to Germany on her return from a six-country Middle East tour of her own and boy are her arms tired. Her arms are in fact so tired that she may have trouble warmly embracing Chancellor Merkel during the briefing she will be having to give her later on today.

Steinmeier, for his part, said he believed that the stalled “roadmap” (the peace concerto composed by quartet members back in 2003 which has yet to be performed - without interuption - in public) was still the best option for progress in the Middle East peace process and that Secretary Rice had no need to worry about anything as far as he was concerned. He will be playing the oboe.

Da ist Musik drin.

Kommentare auf Deutsch? Logisch. 

Posted by clarsonimus at 07:23:47 | Permanent Link | Comments (4) |
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1 - I'm afraid the quartet will be in a dead end as long as the 'right to return' of the Palestinians remains unclear until Phase IV. (Comment this)

Written by: 2020 at 2007/01/19 - 04:43:22
2 - Great comment! I love the wall symbolism. Poetic! (Comment this)

Written by: Ian at 2007/01/19 - 07:56:21
3 - Darn, the wall symbolism disappeared. I thought it was deliberate! Interspersed in 2020\\\'s comment were three groups of forward //////// slashes which I thought perfectly illustrated not only the stumbling blocks on the road to peace (tired old Mideast phrase if there ever was one) but the infamous concrete barrier. Oh well. (Comment this)

Written by: Ian at 2007/01/19 - 09:37:07
4 - Yes and after the glorious "right of return" is fulfilled in Palestine, the Israelis can flood out of Israel and they, and their descendents can "return" to their stolen lands, properties and businesses in Europe. Perhaps Condoleeza can find a husband in Germany, after all , Tina Turner did, and Condoleeza is a million times better looking. (Comment this)

Written by: Miss Carnivorous at 2007/01/21 - 22:11:07
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