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To: rrufff who wrote (104397)	9/11/2001 11:36:04 PM
From: Frederick Langford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

You bet... Fred

To: rrufff who wrote (104397)	9/12/2001 12:05:57 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Good point about Arab nations not helping out Palestine. I am just trying to make some sense of this. The end of cold war stopped many conflicts across the world,, which were based on the US/USSR conflict. Basically, all terrorists/Freedom fighters in various countries were financed by US or USSR, and when the "funding" died out after the Cold War ended, many of these conflicts were somewhat resolved. One wonders who actually is providing the true funding for Bin Laden. Palestine/Israel problem remains unsolved; it did not stem from the communist/capitalist divide. Terrorism is different from an outright war. For example, Bin Laden has recruited potential terrorists from various parts of the world. And Muslims live in many countries, including US. Most probably, Palestinians have greater representation in Bin Laden's team. But he must have recruited from Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Algeria, etc. So that makes the task of US very tough. US cannot attack all the countries that Bin Laden's has recruited from! Mistakes also happen. The last time we bombed a Sudanese factory, it was learnt, I believe, that we bombed the wrong factory. And the terrorism level has been escalating since then. >>If you want a Marshall plan for Palestine, why not look to the oil rich nations. Instead of funding (or paying protection money) to terrorists, they should support refugees. In reality, the Palestinians have been treated as a unifying force for countries and movements that would be at each other's throats. It's been politically expedient for the Arab nations to keep those Palestinians in refugee camps. >>

To: rrufff who wrote (104397)	9/12/2001 8:04:32 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Re: Marshall Plan--whatever plan is developed, whether for the Palestinians or others, should be done not by one nation but as a collective enterprise. If a Marshall type plan reduces the threat from terrorism, and if terrorism is made possible by thousands of willing suicide volunteers, then a collective approach by ALL nations is the only strategy that will send the right message: It must be stopped, every nation is willing to make an effort to stop it, and there is no possibility of refuge for terrorists. Art