Bush says Malaysian PM's comments 'reprehsible'

US President George Bush today jumped into an international row over Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s comments that Jews rule the world, condemning them as both “reprehensible” and ”hateful.”

The condemnation, conveyed to reporters by US National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice, came shortly before Bush and Mahathir sat down together with 19 other leaders to open the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok.