(AP/San Francisco Chronicle) Secretary of State Colin Powell, in a telecast to the Arab world on Lebanese television, said Thursday, "Unless terrorism and violence stops, then it's almost impossible to get going on any process toward peace." In a separate interview with al-Arabiya television in Dubai, Powell said he hoped Abu Mazen, the designated Palestinian prime minister, and Muhammad Dahlan, the designated security chief, "will work hard to end the violence, end the terrorism." That, Powell said, "will create conditions that will allow us to go forward."
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