Abu Mazen to boycott Washington conference?

Take this with a grain of salt, because I have not seen it confirmed anyplace else, but DEBKAfile is reporting that 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen is telling anyone who will listen that he does not plan to attend President Bush's 'peace conference' in November. The Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has said to everyone in sight that he will not attend the