Ha'aretz reports that
A senior United States official said this week, in a closed-door conversation, that Israel has not done enough regarding Palestinian prisoner releases, and must do more on the issue. The official said that Israel must show flexibility on the subject of prisoners "with blood on their hands," indicating those prisoners that Israel holds responsible for Israeli casualties.And just to demonstrate that only good things can come from letting dangerous criminals out of jail, the Bush admininstration will drop all charges against Paul Shanley and John Allen Muhammad and give another weekend furlough to Willie Horton.