Will Condi Rice Take the Veil?

From the hudna known as Resolution1701 to the contiguous Pali state, Queen Condi has made America a laughingstock on the world stage, has squandered the perception of  American military greatness  and rendered American foreign policy a mishmosh of inconsistent platitudes and policy.
Now this.  A quickly released  Department of State Press release -- Lori Lowenthal Marcs writes;

Go to the ATFP website here - it looks somewhat reasonable, but read carefully and you'll find the same old rhetoric - the territories were taken by force, granting Palestinian statehood will resolve the rage currently fueling violence in the region, there must be a just resolution to the refugee problem....  the recommended books are largely by Said, Khalidi, Armstrong, Segev.  There's a whole section devoted to the "Israel Lobby."  What the hell is Rice doing?

What the hell indeed?

Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Address the American Task Force on Palestine Inaugural Gala

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the keynote address at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) Inaugural Gala on Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., at the JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.

This event is open for press coverage. Media that wish to attend must register no later than 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11 with Alexander Baldwin, American Task Force on Palestine, 202-887-0177.

Pre-set for cameras: 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (No cameras will be allowed access after 5:30 p.m.)
Final access for writers and stills: 6:15 p.m.

Media representatives who plan to attend must present one of the following press credentials: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on original letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (drivers license or passport).

Released on October 10, 2006

FYI:
Hussein Ibish is Senior Fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and Executive Director of the Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership.  From 1998-2004, he served as Communications Director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the largest Arab-American membership organization in the United States. The website for the ATFP is here.