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2003-11-09 Middle East

Israelâs Cabinet narrowly approves prisoner swap with Lebanese guerrillas

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Posted by Frank G 2003-11-09 12:26:01 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Just a wild guess, a fair percentage of the 400 imprisoned terrorists have been turned and will begin reporting back on HB activity once they rejoin their former comrades. Some will recant, of course, but if only a few stay turned, the deal will be worth it.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-11-9 12:38:35 PM|| 2003-11-9 12:38:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Even if they're not, the HB will have to assume some are - wonder how many will be wrongly killed as collaborators? - paranoia reigns supreme

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-9 1:03:45 PM|| 2003-11-9 1:03:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Even if Israel was unable to turn ANY of them, the paranoia will sow enough chaos in the wake of the exchange to make it useful to the Israelis. At the same time, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if a few of those being exchanged have small, almost undetectable bugs on them that can be traced by sophisticated surveillance systems. The next couple of weeks could prove quite interesting.

The deal also cements further the Israeli soldier's commitment to the defense of Israel, knowing the government will do whatever is possible, even when it doesn't make good sense, to get them back, should they be captured.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-11-9 3:26:10 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-11-9 3:26:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 *sigh* Truthbetold, I'm ambivalent on this and wish Ron Arad were included, but yeah, there's the "no man left behind" factor -- now if only I were as confident as you in Hizb'ullah being paranoid enough to start the rubouts, I'm sorry but I'm not as optimistic ...

In Lebanon, Hezbollah officials warned they would kidnap more Israelis if the deal collapses.

There's always blaming Hizb'ullah for planning to undercut the deal to kidnap Israelis anyway and hitting first ...

Posted by Lu Baihu 2003-11-9 4:09:50 PM|| 2003-11-9 4:09:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 cements further the Israeli soldier's commitment to the defense of Israel,

Dead on.

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-9 4:36:48 PM|| 2003-11-9 4:36:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 OP, Frank, and Atomic: Thank you for pointing that out. I never thought about the infiltration angle until now. That gives me some hope.

Posted by Charles 2003-11-9 8:07:16 PM|| 2003-11-9 8:07:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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