For their part, the Israelis have concluded there is no point in discussing substantive security matters until Yasir Arafat is replaced.
Skeptics worried that it would take a significant cyberattack to rally Congress to unite across party lines in support of substantive security legislation.
"Attacks such as these are counterproductive to efforts to reduce the violence and restore calm, and we think that both sides need to remain focused on the need for substantive, ongoing security cooperation," Mr. Boucher said.
A statement from Mr. Obey's office said the administration was "stalling the implementation of its plan by at least a year, once again calling into question whether its reorganization plan is an effort to simply distract from other substantive homeland security debates".
Nations in these regions should expect to see much increased willingness by China to underwrite substantive economic, security, and other benefits in exchange for political support for China's regional objectives.
He says nothing substantive about Social Security.
The meeting in Deauville was a good "warm-up" for a more substantive Russian-western security dialogue, Mr. Gomart said.
Former bureau officials said that keeping even preliminary inquiries open past the point where they established substantive connections to security threats risked overtaxing law enforcement resources and missing genuine threats in the shuffle.
"We will continue to act against Hamas and other terrorist targets, and we expect the P.A. to take substantive action," an Israeli security official said.
"Google has engaged, and will continue to engage, in substantive dialogue with recognised security experts and relevant agencies worldwide," it said.
