Thursday, February 14, 2008
US 'not satisfied' with Egyptian efforts to scrap tunnels
"WASHINGTON (AFP) - Egypt is falling short in its efforts to stop Palestinians from allegedly trafficking weapons to the Gaza Strip through tunnels from Egypt, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.
"I think it is fair to say that we have not been satisfied with Egypt's efforts on the tunnels, but that in fact those tunnels have been there for a long time and it has been hard to stop smuggling," Rice said.
"We are in conversations with the Egyptians and the Israelis about how that might be done better," Rice told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs during a hearing on US foreign policy......."
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