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I appeal to all insurgent militants to take it upon themselves to protect the honor of our truly revolutionary insurrectionary army by opposing every unjust act either among ourselves or among the working people whom we are defending.[33] We cannot practice injustice among ourselves. We cannot mistreat even one son or daughter of the working people for whom we are fighting. And every insurgent who takes part in such an act covers himself with shame and brings upon himself the punishment of the popular revolutionary army.
Press Briefing by Ari Fleischer The James S. Brady Briefing RoomPresident's schedule for the dayReadout on President's meeting with Danish Prime MinisterMiddle East/Beirut summit/Arafat Reference B Reference C Reference D Reference EEgypt/foreign aidEnergy Department/release of documentsGovernor Ridge/testimonyAirport screeningsCampaign finance reform bill/signingNew Zealand/President's meeting with Prime MinisterLeaks of asset seizuresIraq/POW issue Reference BIran/Palestinian Authority relationsSouth Carolina/Confederate flagIndia/U.S. supportPakistan/State Department threat issueEPA/Alabama environmental caseArthur Andersen/President's viewPresident Carter visit to Cuba 12:34 P.M. EST MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon. Let me giveyou a report on the President's day. The President thismorning began his day with a briefing by the Central IntelligenceAgency, followed by a briefing from the FBI to go over all the latestdevelopments on the war against terrorism. He convened ameeting of the National Security Council. And then thePresident has a very warm and friendly meeting with the Prime Ministerof Denmark. The two leaders discussed their common efforts in the war onterrorism. President Bush thanked Denmark, a strong NATOally, for its contribution in Operation Enduring Freedom, and expressedsorrow for the loss of Danish soldiers there. The twoleaders covered their common transatlantic agenda, which includedpreparations for the upcoming NATO summit this fall, NATO enlargement,as well as their intention to develop a strong new NATO-Russiarelationship. The two leaders also had a good discussion about the situation inthe Middle East, U.S.-European trade issues, and the common efforts toadvance global economic development, especially through open and freetrade, economic reforms and good governance with developingnations. As I said, it was a very warm meeting. Following that, the President signed a proclamation with a group ofLubavitcher rabbis in the Oval Office, in honor of Rabbi MenachemSchneerson's 100th birthday, that focused on education. Andthen, later this afternoon, the President will make remarks concerningGreek Independence Day at a ceremony in the Old Executive OfficeBuilding. With that, I'm happy to take questions. Helen. Q Does the President believe that Sharon hasthe right to hold Arafat hostage and to tell him whether he can go outof the country, or not MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, without accepting the premise ofthe way that question is phrased, let me tell you what the Presidentthinks. Q -- is he a prisoner, or not,in his own compound MR. FLEISCHER: The President does believe that in regardto the upcoming summit of the Arab leaders in Beirut that the Israeligovernment, Prime Minister Sharon should give serious consideration tohaving -- allowing Chairman Arafat to travelthere. That's something the Vice President said on the showsyesterday, the Vice President indicating, of course, that we do thinkthat would be constructive for him to go. And that way, thesummit can focus on the broader issue, which is how to bring peace tothe region. So the message from the United States is veryclear on that point. Q Ari, how optimistic are you, though, basedon the updates you've been getting from General Zinni at this point,today How optimistic are you that Arafat will be ableto -- MR. FLEISCHER: Campbell, it's hard tosay. There will be another trilateral meeting this evening,involving General Zinni in his efforts with the Palestinians and theIsraelis and, of course, the United States as a third party in thosetalks. There was a meeting yesterday, so the talkscontinue. But in all cases, the message that the Presidenthas given, the Secretary of State has given, the Vice President hadgiven, remains unchanged; we do think that it would be constructive forChairman Arafat to attend the Arab summit. And the reason for that is the President thinks that the summitshould devote its energies to focusing on how to bring peace to theregion, and not discuss who is in or who is not in attendance. Q Has the President talked directly withGeneral Zinni at all today -- MR. FLEISCHER: I couldn't tell you if he's talkeddirectly with the General. He's, obviously, talked with theSecretary of State and others this morning in a couple differentsessions. Q Ari, the conditions for Arafat to attend ameeting with Cheney and to attend the Beirut summit were thesame. How is it the United States can say he hasn't doneenough to meet with the Vice President, but that -- MR. FLEISCHER: No, the conditions are not thesame. One is a meeting with the Vice President of the UnitedStates, and as the Vice President said when he traveled through theregion, that he would meet with Chairman Arafat if Chairman Arafat tookthe necessary steps, if and when he performed as far as reducing theviolence. Those were the terms the United States haddiscussed for a meeting with the United States. It's adifferent matter for a meeting of the Arab Leaguesummit. And the Vice President addressed that on the showyesterday. Q But Prime Minister Sharon, standing rightnext to the Vice President, said the condition was the same for Arafatto travel, that they had to have a cease-fire. Are yousaying now that if there is no cease-fire in place, the Israeligovernment should still give serious condition to letting himtravel -- MR. FLEISCHER: You've accurately said -- Q -- or should Prime MinisterSharon stick to his condition of no cease-fire, no travel MR. FLEISCHER: The American position has been clear andconsistent -- and the Vice President expressed it when hetraveled through the region; it was expressed by the Secretary ofState, and then the Vice President again yesterday, as well as thePresident -- and that is, as far as a meetingwith the Vice President is concerned, that meeting will take place ifand when Chairman Arafat preforms, in terms of reducing the level ofviolence. And then the Vice President will be happy totravel to the region to meet with him. Separate issue fromthe upcoming Arab League summit in Beirut. It's a differentmatter, and the United States position is different onthat. And it's been shared repeatedly. Q Separate issue to you, but to the Israeligovernment it is that no cease-fire, no lifting the travelrestrictions. Are you -- is theadministration specifically asking Prime Minister Sharon to change hiscondition MR. FLEISCHER: The United States position has been madeclear to Prime Minister Sharon. And I don't speak for thegovernment of Israel. That, of course, is a sovereign nation that willenact the policies and carry them out as they see fit. Q How does the President think they canpursue peace in Beirut without Palestinian participation MR. FLEISCHER: The President believes that the best wayto pursue peace, as far as the Arab summit, would be for ChairmanArafat to travel there. Q The President talked about giving foreignaid and having transparency and democratic government. Yetwe give about $3 billion a year, more or less, to theEgyptians. They've had a President for 22 years who has notseen a lot of democracy. Is the President thinking aboutusing the same rules for Egypt MR. FLEISCHER: The point the President makes isuniversal. And the United States has never said that everynation needs to be an exact replica of the UnitedStates. That is not what the United States believes is thebest foreign policy around the world. That's oftenimpractical and not realistic, based on the history and thecircumstances of various nations. But what is universal and will be consistent, and is new, and itwill be applied to aid around the world, is that nations follow a ruleof law, that nations are transparent, that nations have democraticinstitutions. And that will be the formula that the United States willfollow in its pursuit of aid programs around the world, and Egyptfulfills those requirements. Q The Energy Department today is turningover thousands of pages of documents pursuant to a court order on theworkings of the energy task force. Does this make it muchmore difficult for the White House to stick to its position that itwill not turn over records to the GAO MR. FLEISCHER: Well, I think they're actually turningover information that's a result of requests to the agencies that isbroader than just the issue you mentioned, if I recall what the requestwas. And that is contacts going backto -- what was it, I think 1992. No,that's a different issue, involving the timing of those documents andthe transmission. But from the President's point of view, what's important, Bill, isthe issue involving separation of powers between the executive and thelegislature that was put forward in the GAO suit, that they are seekingthose documents. And there has been no change in theadministration position on that. Q But as a practical matter, many of thosedocuments are about to be made public. MR. FLEISCHER: Well, we went through this before on anissue that I mentioned just previously. We do not knowprecisely what documents will be brought forth, what documents arecovered under this. So we'll all see what those documentsare. But the constitutional principle that the President andthe Vice President have enunciated remains in place, and the Presidentwill continue to fight for that. Q You have said from this podium on manyoccasion that Governor Ridge has met informally with members ofCongress, God knows how many times, and they're trying to work out away in which he could brief 100 senators, but not in a formalsetting. And yet there are still voices being heard onCapitol Hill that demand that the man comes to a hearing. And they'reeven threatening to subpoena him. What would happen if thesubpoena is issued What would the White House do MR. FLEISCHER: Well, I'm not going to get into anyhypotheticals. I think the Governor himself addressed manyof these issues yesterday. And the President's position isclear that as an assistant to the President, as an advisor to thePresident, it is not proper, it is a change in the way Congress doesits business to demand that Governor Ridge testify. And theGovernor indicated yesterday that he will continue to work with theHill to reach some type of understanding of how best to conveyinformation to the Hill without testifying. Q According to you, he has given them allthe information they need. Why would they be insisting on asubpoena MR. FLEISCHER: I think that's a great question for theHill. Q Ari, in USA Today this morning they reportthat according to an undercover test conducted by the Department ofTransportation at the President's request, screenings at variousairports failed miserably, knives going undetected in 70 percent oftests, guns in 30 percent. What was the President's reactionupon reading this story, and what action do you guys see in thefuture MR. FLEISCHER: That test was done at the request of theadministration. It was actually carried out prior to thefederal government's takeover of aviation security, which, if yourecall, took place on February 17th. And this was done inorder to provide the Department of Transportation with a realisticassessment of the needs that we have at the airports. Since that was done, since the assessment was done and its findingswere known, and were talked about today in the paper, the federalgovernment has taken over aviation security. And there's anadditional period of time throughout the remainder of the year underthe act by which the federal government will take on increasingresponsibilities involving aviation security. This week, for example, marks the beginning of a comprehensivetraining program for the first wave of senior federal securityscreeners who are now going to be deployed at airports around thecountry. And that's going to be some 300 people per week forthe next four weeks. These new screeners have considerablelaw enforcement, military, and private sector security experience. So I think it's fair to say that as a result of the legislationenacted by the Congress last year, and its implementation throughoutthe course of this year, security gets better at the airports everyday. It is an issue that will continue to be a top priorityfor this administration. But frankly, it's a recognition of exactlywhy we needed a law in the first place. It's exactly why thePresident, when he traveled to Chicago to announce his proposal, whichCongress largely followed and provided some additional items tostrengthen airport security, was so important and necessary. So there are issues that have to be dealt withforthrightly. The President will continue to be verybottom-line, results-oriented, seeking Department of Transportation totest their systems to make sure they're as reliable as they can be, aswe continue to make every effort throughout the year to beef upsecurity in accordance with a law that's a helpful one. Q So does the President now see more clearlythe need for the screeners to have been federalized, which he resistedduring the process of that legislation MR. FLEISCHER: Well, I think whether they arefederalized or whether they are employees of the private sector, thejob remains the same, and that is to effectively stop weapons oranything else that can do harm from being brought through metaldetectors and in people's bags, et cetera. That's the mission of thescreeners, whoever their employer is. The President'sconcerns remain the same. Nevertheless, he signed it intolaw, and he's going to do everything he can to make it work. Q Speaking of signing into law, is theregoing to be some kind of ceremony here for the campaign finance reformbill MR. FLEISCHER: We still are waiting to receive the bill,and we're working out details of whatever arrangements will be put inorder. So we don't even have the bill yet. It'sstill up on the Hill. Q The President meets tomorrow with PrimeMinister Helen Clark of New Zealand. Since New Zealand isnow supporting the anti-terrorism efforts, and its troops actually workin tandem with American or British troops, is the U.S. consideringmodifying its military and diplomatic classification regarding NewZealand MR. FLEISCHER: Well, New Zealand is anally. And the President is looking forward to his meetingwith Prime Minister Clark tomorrow. As for the issue, theban continues to be a problem. It is an impediment to fullalliance relations. But he'll discuss thistomorrow. But I don't believe -- I see nocircumstance in which this will get in the way of a full discussionabout the number of issues, which are many, that the United States andNew Zealand agree on. Q Ari, what's the type of criminal inquiryinto the possibility of leaks that may have led to press reports inadvance of some of the asset seizures Specifically, I thinkone of the ones was in Richardson, Texas. Q Ron, that was reported by the Wall StreetJournal last Friday, kind of old news by now, accuratelyso. I would refer you to the U.S. Attorney in Chicago whois conducting the investigation of any unauthorized disclosures whichcould have resulted in harm to an ongoing law enforcement effort. Q How are you all coming with that here MR. FLEISCHER: There are a number of agencies throughoutthe federal government that have been asked to cooperate, including theWhite House and other agencies, that may or may not have anyknowledge. And of course, we're complying. Q How did it start, do you know MR. FLEISCHER: You have to talk to the U.S. Attorney. Q To follow up on the Middle East, what doesPresident Bush hope to see accomplished at the Arab summit, and can itbe accomplished if Chairman Arafat isn't there MR. FLEISCHER: Well, the President hopes that the Arabsummit in Beirut will focus on how to bring peace to the region, andthe President views the ideas of Crown Prince Abdullah as a veryhelpful way for the Arab nations to move peace forward. TheCrown Prince's ideas involved, for the first time, the recognition ofthe right of Israel to exist in secure borders, along with some otherissues that the President wants to make sure are carefully thought outand discussed. But the President welcomed those ideas, and he hopes that thoseideas would be a real focal point of the Arab summit so that, for thefirst time, several Arab nations would focus on recognizing Israel'sright to exist in peace and security. As you know, thePresident, when he went to the United Nations for an internationalgathering, talked about the need to create a Palestinianstate. So you have some very helpful statements by thePresident of the United States, by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia;the President hopes that that can be the message of the Beirut summit. Q And do you feel that focus would beblurred if Arafat was not there MR. FLEISCHER: Well, the President believes that itwould be constructive and that Israel should give consideration, thatthe best circumstance would be for Prime Minister Sharon and the Israelgovernment to permit Chairman Arafat to attend the summit. Q Ari, the Palestinians are saying that theSaudi proposal also envisions a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as itscapital. With that endpoint in there, is that a realisticstarting point for negotiations MR. FLEISCHER: Well, as I just indicated, the Presidentwelcomed the ideas about the recognition of Israel's right to exist insecurity, which is something, frankly, that Resolution 242 and 338 alsofocus on. But as for the rest of it, I indicated these arethings that need to be talked about. This is exactly whatthe Mitchell Accords are focused on, is how, after security talks aresuccessful and after the violence is brought down, the focus of theMitchell plan is to address just the exact issues that you raised,which are the political issues, which are the lines of what theterritory should look like, what the boundaries between states shouldbe, how to deal with settlements. All that is part of theMitchell plan. The trick -- and this is where the summit canbe helpful -- is creating an environment in whichthe peace talks can take root and be fruitful. That's thechallenge of the Beirut summit. That's what the Presidenthopes can be accomplished. Q Is the White House going to take up theoffer by Iraq to send a delegation there to investigate the fate ofMike Speicher MR. FLEISCHER: The government is always interested inany information concerning those who are missing inaction. We are examining the -- right now allthat appears is the media reports concerning this issue. Wedo not have enough information to evaluate what is or is not part ofthis statement or media report. And DOD is looking into it,as well as State Department. Q Ari, what is the administration's view ofthe current state of relations between the Palestinian Authority andIran, and specifically, do we believe or do we put credence intoreports from Israeli intelligence that the Iranians and PalestinianAuthority have recently adopted a very broad-based cooperationagreement that includes some pretty sophisticated weapons MR. FLEISCHER: Well, here's what weknow -- and this is based on, of course, what theworld has seen with the Karine-A, which was the ship that set sail fromIran with weapons that were destined for the PalestinianAuthority. That clearly demonstrated in that one instance,particularly, a troubling link between Iran funding, the delivery ofweapons which would have been used in terrorist operations, which isvery, very troubling. To go beyond that, I do not have any more information to go beyondthat. I've seen the story that you are referringto -- it talked about also a meeting in Moscow,which I'm not able to find anybody to confirm such ameeting. So it's a source of concern and one of the reasonsthe President has spoken out as he has about Iran is because he isworried about Iran financing or providing arms for terrorists aroundthe world. Q When you say you're unable to go beyondthat one incident of the Karine-A, does that mean that theadministration has no evidence that the cooperation went beyond thatone instance MR. FLEISCHER: No. As I indicated, one of thereasons the President has said what he has said about Iran is becauseof his concern, his worries about Iran's role interrorism. I cited one specific about which we do know. Q So we think it's possible that there havebeen -- that there is somethingmore -- MR. FLEISCHER: I'm not indicating more than that; I'mjust focusing on the one issue where I specifically said we doknow. Involving the Moscow meeting, specifically, I have notfound anybody who can confirm anything along those lines. Q Ari, how strongly is Sharon being pressedto let Arafat go We know there have been some instances inthe past where, let's say, Colin Powell has picked up the phone and invery blunt, frank language, pressed a U.S. position, and other timesthere's been more of an at a distance, whatever you guys come up withsort of stance. How would you characterizehow -- the U.S. position on letting Arafat go MR. FLEISCHER: Well, the American position is that it isbetter for Chairman Arafat to be there than not be there, in order forthe summit to focus on peace. That message has beenconveyed, has been received by the Israeli government at numerouslevels, and I leave it at that. Q Has pressure really been applied, hey,guys, this is a good idea -- MR. FLEISCHER: I just resistthe -- you know, very often in diplomacy, thereare normal contacts, there are conversations that takeplace. And I don't know how to use the word,\"pressure.\" These are things that are just ongoingconversations that are important between sovereignnations. And I think the message speaks foritself. I don't seek to ascribe it any degree of volume oneway or another. The message speaks for itself. Q Ari, on anothertopic. President Bush is set to travel to South Carolinasoon. Is there any concern from the President over theConfederate flag controversy there And if so, and if not,what is his position on it MR. FLEISCHER: Well, April, as you remember, after yearsof controversy involving that issue, a compromise was reached by thepeople of South Carolina that was supported by, at that time, aRepublican assemblyman in South Carolina, a then Democrat House inSouth Carolina and a Democrat governor in SouthCarolina. And that was broadly agreed to by the communitiesthat they represent, and that was a compromise that the people of SouthCarolina entered into freely on their own. And thePresident, as he said prior to that, and as he believes today, believesthis is an issue for the people of South Carolina toresolve -- as they did in the compromise that wasreached among these diverse parties. Q Well, Ari, a follow-up to that realquick. Some people are saying it's a part of their history,and opponents are saying that it's definitely a racist symbol becauseit was erected in 1962 as something to counter civilrights. What is the President's thoughts Does helean more so to the fact that it's history for some family members whofought in the Civil War, who died in the Civil War, who fought underthat flag Or does he think that it's racist from the 1962standpoint What side does he more so lean on MR. FLEISCHER: I think there's nothing really I can addto beyond what I said just now. The President thinks thatthis is an issue that many parties feel very passionately about, andthat's why the compromise that was reached brought together all thoseparties. And the President said then and says now, this issomething for the people of South Carolina to decide. Thecompromise they entered into had decided it. Q To follow up on the Speicher question, howdo we go about -- how does the United States and Iraq goabout with diplomatic channels at this point Does thePresident have to sign off on anything and any kind of contact alongthose lines MR. FLEISCHER: No. If you remember, there's atripartite commission that is in place dealing with just these types ofissues that involves our representatives in the region. Andthat's the standard group that discusses these issues. Andthat's really done through State -- Q The President doesn't have tookay -- MR. FLEISCHER: I'm sorry Q The President doesn't have to necessarilygive an okay -- MR. FLEISCHER: No, the tripartite commission issomething that is done under the auspices of the Department of State aspart of their ongoing efforts in diplomacy. Department ofDefense, of course, is involved as well. They're the oneswho make the classification in the case of the Lt. Commander involvinghis classification as MIA. Q Ari, two questions. One, as forpeace in the Indian Subcontinent is concerned, there have been many,many ups and downs and many high-level visits, including South AsianAffairs -- who just came back fromthe region. Where do you put the relations between theUnited States and India Because India still demands fromthe U.S. that President Bush -- again,they're doing their job as far as terrorism is concerned,but he should go beyond Afghanistan. So where do westand -- MR. FLEISCHER: Well, relations between India and theUnited States are indeed very important. They always havebeen and always will continue to be. And the issueparticularly involving what's happening in Afghanistan makes it evenmore so because of the relations between India and Pakistan, theimportance of a peaceful resolution of any of the differences involvingKashmir. So it is a top priority, it's something that thePresident has focused on, continues to focus on, as well as the StateDepartment, too, of course. Q Does the President share the StateDepartment's views by ordering non-essential U.S. officials out ofPakistan because the State Department statement said that Pakistan isno longer a place after terrorism MR. FLEISCHER: Well, as you know, these are issues that,unfortunately, the State Department must wrestle with from time to timein different regions of the world. And after careful reviewof the security situation in Pakistan, Secretary Powell made thedesignation he made. That's a State Department issue that is based ontheir information that they have. And of course, thePresident supports what they have done. Q Ari, since the President is a nationalrole model who is known to be a devout church member who abhors childmolesting, and since this morning's Washington Post reports a standingovation at the Washington Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament whenFather DiSilva said in the pulpit, \"Cardinal Law is not above the law,he should say, I resign\" -- and my question: ThePresident does not believe that Father DiSilva is wrong, does he, Ari MR. FLEISCHER: Well, Lester, the President has addressedthis issue, himself, and the President has said that he has faith inthe Catholic Church. And the Church is dealing with thisissue, and the President believes that they will deal with it well. Q So he doesn't believe he's wrong MR. FLEISCHER: I told you what the President's positionis. Q Ari, does the President believe thatYasser Arafat is in no way a terrorist; therefore, Israel should showrestraint against Palestinian bombers and gunmen, when we show no suchrestraint against Taliban and al Qaeda MR. FLEISCHER: Here's what the Presidentbelieves. The President believes in order for peace to beachieved in the Middle East, the violence has got to bereduced. And the President believes that Chairman Arafat cando more, should do more, and must do more in order for that violence tobe reduced. The President is also looking at the OsloAccords, which set in process a peaceful political resolution ofdisputes, which is not the case, of course, involving the Taliban or alQaeda. And so the President calls on Chairman Arafat to domore in the pursuit of peace, along with his obligations, along withthe obligations of other nations in the region under the variousaccords they have committed themselves to. Q The Washington Post yesterday reportedthat environmental officials in Alabama are protesting an EPAnew -- what they call a sweetheart deal to intervene in apollution case in Anniston. The Alabama environmentalofficials say it's an unwarranted and unauthorized federal takeover andcontrary to longstanding EPA policy. This is where PCBs weredumped throughout the town. Given the President's views onstate's rights, I'm wondering how he can justify the EPA going in thereand interfering with enforcement action. MR. FLEISCHER: Russell, I have no information onthat. You may want to address that to EPA. Q Second question. ArthurAndersen is taking out these full-page ads in newspapers saying,injustice for all, one indictment, 28,000 Andersen U.S. men andwomen. Two things on that: Does the Presidentbelieve this was an unjust indictment, given that no individuals wereindicted And second, has he met with anyone from ArthurAndersen, any employees, any executives about this indictment MR. FLEISCHER: Russell, the President broadly believesthat the best way to have justice in this country is to have theDepartment of Justice evaluate information that it has at its disposalas it makes decisions about what cases should be prosecuted and themanner in which cases should be prosecuted. That is therealm and the responsibility of the Department of Justice and theprofessional attorneys, and the President has faith in the people hehas appointed to the Department of Justice that justice will be carriedout, based on the information that they have. Those are notissues that the White House micromanages. Q -- he meet with Andersenemployees and executives MR. FLEISCHER: Anybody at the White House Ihave no idea. Q With the President. MR. FLEISCHER: With the President I'd haveto check. I really don't know off the top of my head. Q I want to follow on what you justsaid. Is it the administration's view that Yasser Arafat cando more, should do more, and must do more, but even if he does nothingin the short-term, Israel should let him travel to the Beirut summit MR. FLEISCHER: Again, the issue was would the VicePresident meet with Chairman Arafat, which was a different measurethan -- Q I'm not asking about that. I'munderstand -- MR. FLEISCHER: This is something we went over at the topof the briefing, and as I indicated, it's a separateissue. And the President believes that it would be betterfor Chairman Arafat to travel to the Beirut summit than not to travel,so that the summit can focus on the important issues, which is how tobring peace to the region. Q Even if nothing changes MR. FLEISCHER: That's the President's view. Q To follow up, does the White House wantArafat to be able to return to Israel MR. FLEISCHER: And if you're asking the hypothetical Igot this morning, it's just a hypothetical that I'm not going to getinto. Q Did you get anything on the VicePresident -- or the President's cousin, rather,who was seeking -- MR. FLEISCHER: No, I do not have anything on that. Q Will the President allow former PresidentCarter to travel to Cuba to seek improved relations MR. FLEISCHER: Well, the law is clear onthat. That's a matter that is at the Department of Treasurythat sets out the criteria for people to travel to Cuba forhumanitarian missions. Andthat's -- and the law is clear. Thelaw will be obeyed. If President Carter were to travel to Cuba, the President hopesthat his message would be a very direct and straightforward message,that in order to have human rights in Cuba, it's important for FidelCastro to allow democracy to take root, to stop the repression and tostop the imprisonments, to bring freedom to the people ofCuba. He hopes that would be a message that would be takendirectly to President Castro is President Carter were to go. Q Tomorrow, is he going to Philadelphia, thePresident MR. FLEISCHER: Tomorrow No. Q Another note about theOscars. What's the President's thoughts about the wins lastnight, particularly the historic awards MR. FLEISCHER: I really have not had a chance to talk tothe President about it last night. I talked to him thismorning about some other issues, but I did not have a chance to talk tohim about that. Q Do you know if he watched some ofthose -- MR. FLEISCHER: Well, remember, he was traveling backfrom South America last night -- Q -- watched any of those moviesthat were up for awards. MR. FLEISCHER: I do not have my list of Presidentwatched movies. I don't know about all the President'spersonal habits. THE PRESS: Thank you. MR. FLEISCHER: Thank you.END 1:02P.M. EST Printer-Friendly Version Email this page to a friend IssuesBudget ManagementEducationEnergyHealth CareHomeland SecurityHurricanesImmigrationJobs & EconomyMedicareNational SecurityPandemic FluPatriot ActRenewal in IraqSocial SecurityMore Issues 59ce067264
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