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To: Richnorth who wrote (76780)	9/17/2001 2:58:33 PM
From: The Street	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116752

He must have forgotten that HE invaded Kuwait and killed totally helpless Preemies, huh? And he did not mention that it is in reality that Muslims hate the USA because we are Democratic and allow women to be equals. And we treat all Faiths equally. That is in reality what all this is about... Free People cannot be fundamentalist Muslims. Period...

To: Richnorth who wrote (76780)	9/17/2001 4:19:43 PM
From: Richnorth	Respond to of 116752

From Israel's Haaretz:- Days of awe, days of war Monday, September 17, 2001 Elul 29, 5761 haaretzdaily.com ======================================= According to Israeli military assessments, the second strike wave - after attacks on Osama bin Laden's organization in Afghanistan - will likely include actions against Saddam Hussein's regime. If this happens, Iraq is likely to fire ground-to-ground missiles at Israel By Amir Oren The assessment in the Israeli defense establishment is that the first United States strike in retaliation for the attacks in New York and on the Pentagon last week, will take place within a few days. According to this assessment, the second strike wave - after attacks have been conducted against individuals and installations connected to Osama bin Laden's organization in Afghanistan - will likely include actions taken against Saddam Hussein's regime. If this happens, Iraq is likely to fire ground-to-ground missiles at Israel. At present, according to Western security estimates, Iraq has four missile-launchers and fewer than 20 missiles that have the capability of reaching Israel. In Israel, sources believe it is less likely that Iranian targets will also be included in the first American strikes, and at the outset of what is to be a combined military, intelligence and economic campaign that will last for many months. Nevertheless, Israel is taking this possibility into account. The security establishment is also looking at two other scenarios that could lead Iran to issue an order to Hezbollah to launch ground-to-ground missiles at Israel. One is an American decision to ignore Iranian sovereignty and to fly through its airspace - with planes taking off from aircraft carriers and army bases in the U.S., Turkey and the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, en route to Afghanistan. Flights via alternative air routes would require permission from Pakistan or Russia, and almost half-a-dozen states in Central Asia. The second scenario is an Iranian attempt to introduce an "Israeli dimension" into the conflict between America and the Islamic countries, in an effort to make it difficult for Arab and Muslim states to join the pro-American alliance. Officers in the Israel Defense Forces estimate that if Iran does issue an order to Hezbollah to launch missiles at Israel, it will encounter Syrian opposition, since Damascus does not want to be portrayed at present as a sponsor of terror. What's more, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is under the impression, at present, that it does not serve the interests of his organization to undertake any actions.