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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2895)	8/21/2001 4:54:09 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 23908

I see. When Nasser ordered the UN troops in the Sinai to withdraw, blockaded the Straits of Tiran, mobilized his troops, moved divisions into the Sinai, (Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia also mobilized and massed troops at the border), screamed for the total destruction of Israel from every state-controlled media outlet, this was just by the way of a pacific greeting card. On on the 26th of May, President Nasser of Egypt declared in a speech, "Our basic goal is the destruction of Israel. The Arab people want to fight.... The mining of Sharm El Sheik is a confrontation with Israel". Boy, he sure fooled everyone about his desire for peace. Did you know that when they went through De Gaulle's papers after his death, they found a speech prepared which mourned the destruction of Israel in 1967? Do you have any sources for your so-called quotes? Could it be that when Begin said "Nasser never wanted war", he also said, "but Syria was so gung-ho about it that Nasser had to stay in front of the war movement to maintain leadership of the Arab states". That would make historical sense. But it does not mean that Nasser's behavior in 1967 was in any way conducive to peace. Let's have some whole quotes, not the kind of three word quotes without context that movie promoters like to insert in movie ads.