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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (1977)	6/16/2001 12:30:47 PM
From: Yaacov	Respond to of 23908

But the point really was, if the Jews/Israelis practiced the same manner of exclusionary religious policies, they could theoretically justify closing off all of Jerusalem to anyone but a Jew." Wouldn't be a bad idea! I like to see Arabs excluded from Jerusalem, and maybe the others too! ggg

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (1977)	6/22/2001 5:49:25 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 23908

U.S. Receives Middle East Threat The Associated Press Friday, June 22, 2001; 3:29 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON –– In response to a threat against Americans in the Middle East, a Marine Corps training exercise in Jordan is being cut short and Navy ships have been ordered out of port in Bahrain, Pentagon officials said Friday. The threat was described by the officials as "non-specific," meaning it was aimed at Americans but not necessarily against members of the military. The threat was taken to be credible, one of the officials said. The official said it was possible the threat was related to Thursday's announcement by the Justice Department of indictments against 13 Saudis and one Lebanese in connection with the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers apartment complex in Saudi Arabia. Nineteen members of the U.S. Air Force were killed in that attack. It was not immediately clear whether the source of the new threat was known to U.S. officials. In response to the threat, several Navy minesweeping ships were ordered out of port in Bahrain, which is headquarters for the U.S. 5th Fleet that patrols the Persian Gulf area. The aircraft carrier USS Constellation and her battle group already were at sea, officials said. Other additional security measures also were taken, but the officials would not disclose details. The level of security for U.S. forces in the Middle East – known as the "threatcon" – was raised a notch, the officials said. They would not be more specific. A contingent of 2,200 Marines operating as an Amphibious Ready Group cut short their training in Jordan, the officials said. The Marines were being taken back aboard their three ships, led by the USS Boxer. Extra security precautions for U.S. forces in the Middle East have been ordered several times since the bombing last October of the USS Cole in Yemen. washingtonpost.com