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US to Privately Grade Mideast Peace Plan

Posted Dec 23, 07 4:02 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Washington will secretly score Israeli and Palestinian adherence to the "road map" peace plan and hash out results with each side, Reuters reports. US diplomats plan to report to the White House on Israeli settlement growth and Palestinian vows to curb militants, two keys to the peace deal—but critics question the value of such secret oversight.

"If it is done in secret, and if it stays secret, it gives people the opportunity to question our even-handedness," a former US official said. It also conceals which side is making an effort, a Palestinian negotiator complained. But a US diplomat explained that "both sides don't want to be publicly blamed for their shortcomings." Final grading on peace progress will come from Bush or Condoleezza Rice.

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Dec. 21, 2007 news conference Friday. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh)   (Associated Press)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas adjusts his earphones during a press conference in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)   (Associated Press)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Paris, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Palestinian Authority, Omar Rashidi/HO)   (Associated Press)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to reporters at a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Bob Strong, Pool)   (Associated Press)
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