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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (2727)	8/13/2001 1:17:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Blind terrorism is usually a (far-)right-wing business anyway --no matter the cover. How would you define the terms "right wing" and "far right wing"? Also can you describe the difference between "blind terrorism" and "not blind terrorism"? Tim

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (2727)	8/13/2001 9:04:31 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

The examples you cite were government sponsored acts. I'm shocked SHOCKED they would behave this way. Of course, the most memorable "Remember the Maine" incident was the Gulf of Tonkin non-incident. Do you suppose these guys are MI6? Monday August 13 8:25 PM ET Colombia Arrests Three Men with Alleged IRA Links By Ibon Villelabeitia BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - The Colombian army said on Monday it had arrested three men with alleged links to Irish militants, who were believed to have trained leftist FARC rebels in making bombs and non-conventional weapons. The three -- all from Northern Ireland and carrying false passports -- were arrested at Bogota airport on Saturday while trying to leave the South American country. Authorities said they did not know if the men belonged to the Provisional IRA or a splinter group such as the Real IRA, but that they worked for the IRA's ``engineering department.'' Defense Minister Gustavo Bell told a news conference the men had spent five weeks in a demilitarized area in southern Colombia that the government handed over to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia's largest guerrilla group, 2-1/2 years ago to launch peace talks. ``Everything seems to indicate that they were in the demilitarized area giving classes in explosives,'' Bell said. The men face charges in Colombia of carrying false documents and providing illegal training. They will face a Bogota court on Tuesday and their legal status here should be defined within the next five days. Colombia has notified British authorities but has so far received no extradition request. Army chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora said Colombian authorities had evidence that the men had had physical contact with cocaine and amphetamines. ``It is obvious that they were here for some kind of payback. Whether that payback was drugs, cocaine, money or weapons we don't know at this point,'' Mora said. Colombia is the world's No. 1 cocaine producer and state security forces have accused the 17,000-member FARC of being deeply involved in drug trafficking. Two of the men were identified as James Monaghan and Martin McCauley. The identity of the third man, believed to be the leader, was not known. Their false passports bore different names. Colombian intelligence followed the men from the moment they entered the country after receiving a tip-off from what officials would identify only as ``international intelligence agencies.'' Reporters were shown a video of the three men in handcuffs and flanked by soldiers with machine guns. Colombia is gripped by a war pitting leftist rebels against the army and outlawed right-wing paramilitary groups. The violence has killed 40,000 civilians in the last decade. Peace talks have failed to bring an end to the war. The IRA is a mainly Roman Catholic guerrilla group which wants a united Ireland and is currently observing a cease-fire in the conflict with Britain. It backs the 1998 Good Friday peace accord but the Real IRA does not and has been responsible for a number of bomb blasts in Northern Ireland and in Britain. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (2727)	8/13/2001 9:12:45 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 23908

The right in Europe is about to get more respectable. THURSDAY AUGUST 02 2001 Italy prepares to welcome back royals FROM RICHARD OWEN IN ROME THE Italian Royal Family is ready to return from half a century in exile after the Government took steps yesterday to overturn a constitutional provision banning male members of the House of Savoy from setting foot on their native soil. Officials said that the heir to the throne, Prince Victor Emmanuel, 64, and his family could be back within a year. The monarchy, which ruled Italy from 1870 to 1946, was abolished in a close referendum vote after the Second World War. Many Italians blamed the ruling dynasty, led by Victor Emmanuel III, for having accommodated itself to the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. The mood has now shifted, however, not just in Italy but also in the neighbouring Balkans, where Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia are reassessing their attitudes to royal families. Victor Emmanuel, who lives in Switzerland, welcomed the government overture yesterday. He said that if he were allowed to return, he would abide by rules forbidding the Savoys from reclaiming former royal properties or taking an active political role. Opinion polls show that most Italians support ending the exile, providing members of the Royal Family return as private citizens and pledge loyalty to the republic. Victor Emmanuel’s son, Emanuele Filiberto, who holds the title Prince of Venice, has said repeatedly he has no problem with such a pledge. Victor Emmanuel, who left Italy aged eight with his father, Umberto II, the last King, has shown greater reluctance. The breakthrough came in January when President Ciampi wrote a letter of condolence to Victor Emmanuel on the death of his mother, the former Queen Maria Jose. The President recorded that she had shown democratic credentials by opposing the Mussolini regime. Victor Emmanuel responded by addressing Signor Ciampi as “Dear President”, the first time an exiled Savoy had acknowledged the title. The political climate has since moved further in the Savoys’ favour, with two key parties in the government coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi, his Forza Italia and the “post-Fascist” Alleanza Nazionale, maintaining strong links with the aristocracy and the exiled monarchy. Yesterday the Senate began the first reading of a Bill intended to amend a passage in the Constitution forbidding “the former Kings of the House of Savoy, their consorts and male descendants” from entering Italy. Changes to the Constitution must be approved twice by the Lower and Upper Houses of parliament. A Bill tabled three years ago by the Centre-Left Government was blocked in the Senate, where it was opposed by the hard Left. By contrast, the Berlusconi Government has a clear majority in the Chamber and the Senate, and an initial vote is expected in September. Carlo Giovanardi, Minister for Relations with Parliament, said that the Savoys were entitled to exercise their democratic rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. They could also be given the right to vote. Victor Emmanuel, his wife, Marina Doria, 66, and Emanuele Filiberto have so far failed to obtain a ruling in their favour from the European Court, but their cause has been taken up by the European Parliament. Victor Emmanuel has often been criticised in Italy for his gaffes and once had to retract a remark to the effect that Mussolini’s race laws were “not all that terrible”. Emanuele Filiberto, who has vowed to set foot in Italy without waiting for a change in the law, is often in magazines and gossip columns. Victor Emmanuel’s sister, Princess Maria Gabriella, is an admired frequent visitor to Italy. Last month Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia returned to Belgrade, from where his father was expelled by the Nazis. A week ago the former King Simeon II of Bulgaria, now Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was sworn in as his country’s Prime Minister after his National Movement won elections. thetimes.co.uk