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To: RON BL who wrote (181516)	9/14/2001 11:20:20 PM
From: Robert Salasidis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

One aspect of fighting Bin Laden, that I have not seen mentioned to date, is to limit his money supply. It is true that he already has a vast sum of dollars, but he is acquiring more through drug trafficking for the Taliban (and taking a 15-20% cut). The obvious solution is the legalization of drugs. This would have not only a beneficial effect in terms of local small arms violence, but would also help with international terrorism. The legalization should include all drugs, with similar controls in place for tobacco. These products would be taxed, sales would be restricted to specific city districts, and the use of some of the tax money for rehabilitations, education etc. The FBI agents freed from the drugs trade pursuit, could then also be freed to do more work on our more pressing problems.

To: RON BL who wrote (181516)	9/14/2001 11:20:48 PM
From: speedbot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Message 16351973 At the very least, abstain from opening any new short positions.

To: RON BL who wrote (181516)	9/14/2001 11:38:28 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Foreign Policy Analysts: A Govt Likely Aided In Attack Dow Jones Newswires 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. Message 16351735

To: RON BL who wrote (181516)	9/15/2001 12:17:24 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

Japan checking securities trade for bin Laden link TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's securities watchdog said Friday it is investigating trading around the time of this week's terror attacks in the United States to see if any transactions were linked to Islamic militant Osama bin Laden. A Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission official confirmed the probe into whether there were dubious trades on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges and whether these were linked to bin Laden, whom U.S. officials say is a prime suspect in the attacks. A report from London in the Sankei Shimbun newspaper said U.S. and British intelligence agencies are investigating whether there were links between bin Laden and some trades in securities futures in the United States and Europe before and after the attacks. Such transactions could have reaped huge profits for people knowing in advance of the attacks and speculating on a resulting fall in share prices. The United States has named bin Laden, now in exile in Afghanistan, as a prime suspect the attacks on New York and Washington on Tuesday. usatoday.com