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2003-10-07 Middle East

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-10-07 00:35|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The only thing "abnormal" here is that the US continues to throttle the Israeli response and waste so much effort in treating the Paleos as if they were capable of uniting behind anything except the destruction of Israel and killing Jews. There is no leadership worthy of the word in Paleodom. So much wasted motion and goodwill.

Insincere and disingenuous rhetoric is all that they have to offer in compensation for their blind bloodlust. Repay in kind, tenfold. A relentless campaign to generate car-swarm opportunites is appropriate. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Etc.

Posted by .com 2003-10-7 5:48:01 AM|| 2003-10-7 5:48:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm... are we in a wait them out seige mode here? How many governments does Yasser have to go through before he gets tossed out? (of a high altitude aircraft over the Med. "Oops, I was just showing him what this baby could do, I guess he did not have his seat belt on.")

Posted by Ben 2003-10-7 5:48:53 AM|| 2003-10-7 5:48:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lost that one already, hasn't he?

You're assuming he ever meant to do anything.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-10-7 7:05:00 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-10-7 7:05:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 RC is right on that one. Arafass has no intention of actually forming a Palestinian state - that would deprive him (and the rest of the Arab world) of his enemy. Apparently, having enemies to jihad against is more important than prosperity, peace, etc. etc.

Posted by Spot 2003-10-7 9:03:15 AM|| 2003-10-7 9:03:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 spot - i fear you are spot on.

others - seems the strategy is to continue to make arafat irrelevant, Instead of focusing on Arafat, go after terror masters in Syria. This seems like a good idea, weaken the outside supporters and use that to shift power balance in territories. Also seems very much like this strategy has been worked out together between Israelis and White House. Avoids negative political blowback to both Israel and US of hitting Pals, and puts pressure on Syria not only wrt Pals, but wrt Iraq.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-10-7 11:49:39 AM|| 2003-10-7 11:49:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 haaretz "Nasser Yousef, who had been
tapped to be interior minister,
and Jawad Tibi, the designated
health minister, refused to
participate in the swearing-in
ceremony in front of Arafat due
to a dispute over the scope of
their authority"

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-10-7 12:18:59 PM|| 2003-10-7 12:18:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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