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To: Eric Wells who wrote (110941)	10/22/2000 11:19:00 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 164684

Eric: From the article you posted "Bringing Mr Sharon into government is to wave a red flag at the Arab world, where he is probably the most hated figure in Israel. As defence minister in 1982, Mr Sharon was blamed by the Arabs for the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut, and it was his visit to Jerusalem's Temple Mount this month that the Palestinians blame for triggering the violence." This is a sign of the depth of the divergence that is taking place and the consequence of politcal weakness. I don't know to whom it should be attributed, but somebody once said "in the end, all politics are local politics".

To: Eric Wells who wrote (110941)	10/23/2000 12:19:12 AM
From: schrodingers_cat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

I read some history over the weekend and was surprised by the quarrels between the Palestinians and some of their Arab 'friends'. In 1971 the Jordanians fought a brief war with the PLO and threw them out of the country after the Palestinians tried to assassinate the King of Jordan. Also in the 70s, the Syrians tried to have Arafat assassinated and succeeded in killing one of his top commanders. In the 90s the Saudis cut off their financial aid to the Palestinians after they supported Saddam in the Gulf War, causing considerable hardship. I suspect that the rest of the Arab leaders may not care too much about the Palestinians and their plight, and that there will probably be lots of talk and little action.

To: Eric Wells who wrote (110941)	10/23/2000 10:27:15 AM
From: Randy Ellingson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

One of Amazon's newer business lines where I think we'll see meaningful revenue growth is electronics and software. From what I recall Glenn and possibly others saying, electronics typically carry higher margins than books, music, videos. What about the margins on software sales? Randy