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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (15850)	9/13/2001 10:23:53 AM
From: Mad2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18998

Fortunatly I wasn't scheduled out of town this week. Going to Japan in 10 days...... Travel by air is going to be redefined as a result of this. Yesterday 4 guys hired a cab to take them to Calf from Chicago.....fare 3 grand, for 30 hour trip. I'm not sure I'd want to spend 30 hours in a Chicago taxi with 5 other adults, but it beats walking. Airlines debt is downgraded this am. Haven't gone to a mall or store this week, but I can't imagine too many Americans were out shopping. My assistant is scheduled on a cruise sailing out of NY on Sat. We discussed and the odds are even money that the trip will be canceled. Not sure how long it will take for Americans to return to normal routine's mad2

To: RockyBalboa who wrote (15850)	9/15/2001 12:08:22 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18998

More on the piggybacking. If an orderly sanction of the terrorist activities is the goal, the U.S. government shall use its influence and coordinate its allies better. Otherwise, the seeds which might grow into a new holocaust are being planted today. This will make the case of the United States much more difficult to solve. PALESTINE/ISRAEL UPDATE: IDF INCREASES ATTACKS Sep 14 2001 Israel Uses WTC/Pentagon Bombings as Diversion and Excuse for Increased Military Attacks on Palestinians In the wake of the tragic World Trade Center/Pentagon bombings, the Israeli military and government has begun to use the world's focus on these matters and the expectation that the US diplomatic pressure will be off their backs, to increase the level of military incursions into populated Palestinian centers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and further ethnic cleansing. The government has made moves to tighten the grip of Jewish control over all of Jerusalem. Further, the Israeli military, which had previously surrounded the West Bank town of Jenin with tanks and troops, in retaliation for the bomb attack on Nahariya train station, which killed 4 Israeli soldiers, attacked on the evening of the 11th of September (the evening of the bombings in New York and Washington), killing 9 Palestinians and wounding dozens. The following day, the Israeli military surrounded and attacked Jericho, killing several people and wounding others. In another incident, two Palestinians were killed Sept. 11th and 12th when the taxis in which they were traveling stopped too close to an IDF outposts in the Gaza Strip and troops followed what are cynically called 'standard operating procedures', opening fire on the stationary cars. More of these incidents and many more can be read about here. However, recently there has been a dramatic decline in the willingness of Israelis to enlist in the army and to take part in the occupation. Conscientious objection is on the rise dramatically. There were at least 26 objectors imprisoned since the beginning of the Intifada. This compared to only three imprisoned COs in the preceding year. They are, however, only the tip of the iceberg. According to data obtained by New Profile, in recent years, the relative amount of Israeli citizens that complete regular military service has dropped below the 50% line (now standing approximately at 44%). You can read more on the subject of Conscientious Objectors in Israel here.