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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (41614)	9/14/2001 1:52:11 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

prediction: Laden attempts assassination of Saudi King Fahd these guys are after change Benny views Fahd as a Western Whore Saudi Arabia was desecrated by American troops during Gulf War Saudis have made many critical comments about Benny he is a wanted man even in Saudi Arabia the most confusing piece of this is Pakistan wondering how divided it is and how supportive they will be toward anti-terrorist action did some little homework Kabul Afghanistan is about 1000 miles off Arabian Sea coastline and 1500 miles at least from Turkey airbases / jim

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (41614)	9/14/2001 1:53:00 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

Foreign Policy Analysts: A Govt Likely Aided In Attack By Otesa Middleton Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -- Foreign policy analysts insist at least one government must have aided this week's attack on the U.S. and a broad, decisive response is necessary. Experts from the American Enterprise Institute, including former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, said the world's nations must now choose sides and be an ally or enemy of the U.S. Although much focus has been on Osama bin Laden, Gingrich called him trivial and a symptom of a greater disease of terrorism. If terrorism isn't annihilated, Gingrich and others said the next attack could include nuclear and biological weapons sending death tolls into the millions. Other countries must decide: "Which team are you on?" Gingrich said. "There are only two on the planet. There are no neutrals." For example, he said that Swiss banks who allow terrorists to funnel money through their systems can't claim they are neutral. A comprehensive military, political and economic attack will be needed, he told a crowded room at a briefing on the attacks at the institute. "The stakes are enormous. The way we travel and do our jobs is threatened," said Gingrich, who is a senior fellow at the institute. He lauded President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell for using the language of war. "In a very short period of time they have moved from talking about justice to talking about victory, from criminals to enemy," Gingrich said. "But turning words into reality is an enormous task." Author Michael A. Ledeen called for a complete overhaul of American security agencies. "Fire all of the people who have failed," said Ledeen, former special adviser to the secretary of state during the Reagan administration. "If you screw up, you're out. War is not a time for grief counseling and worrying about how people feel." The heads of the FBI, CIA, the Federal Aviation Administration and those responsible for counterintelligence have to go, Ledeen told the group. Ledeen, also a scholar at the institute, blamed the country's vulnerability on America's distaste for war. "The reason it happened is it's our destiny," he said. "The U.S. is never ready for the next war. We never prepare for it. America is the first people in the history of the world who think peace is the normal reality of mankind." If the terrorist responsible for Tuesday's attack had waited longer, Ledeen said, the country would have been unable to wage a serious retaliation because the U.S. is steadily dismantling its weapons. _______________________________________ <<past failures will be strong lessons for next actions>> That is SO TRUE...We MUST learn from the past. The stakes are TOO HIGH not too. Regards, Scott

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (41614)	9/14/2001 4:33:52 PM
From: stomper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

how do we bomb them if they hide in caves? if they move their training sites? if they move their strategic arsenals? if they have multiple phony passports? if they hide throughout the western world? I find this a strange irony and comparison to how this nation was born when the revolutionaries were fighting the redcoats. They had no conception how to fight us because we would not follow the "line and fire" rules of engagement. They were doomed to fail by not adapting to the mode of warfare. History rhymes again. -dave