Bush to push freedom in Mideast

Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush Saturday said he would urge Mideast leaders to "move past old grievances" and work toward "justice, tolerance and freedom."

Bush, speaking from Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, used his weekly radio address to recap his trip with first lady Laura Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

He alluded to, but did not specifically repeat, a controversial remark he made Thursday during an address to Israeli leaders when he compared U.S. politicians to pre-World War II Nazi appeasers.

"I reaffirmed the principles that make our alliance strong: a love of liberty, a devotion to justice, and a respect for human dignity," Bush said. "And I said that standing firm on these ideals is the surest way to defeat the extremists and build a future of peace for people throughout the Middle East."