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To: FaultLine who wrote (1495)	9/27/2001 8:05:24 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There were no reports of Israelis or American Jews missing in the attacks so far. The Omani 'Al-Wattan' daily quoted Arab diplomatic sources as saying that the absence of the Israelis from their work on Tuesday, the day of the attacks, caused suspicions for the US officials. I can personally vouch that this one is false. Two lawyer acquaintances of mine, both of Jewish faith, were in the WTC that day. One is seriously injured, the other missing and presumed dead....

To: FaultLine who wrote (1495)	9/27/2001 9:08:51 AM
From: alanrs	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The U.S. would not, of course, report its' dead and missing by religious affiliation. Pakistanis Believe Israel Is Behind Attacks on America By Mark McDonald, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 22--ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistanis widely believe that Israel is behind the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, illustrating why the government here faces trouble winning public support for its backing of U.S. demands on Afghanistan. At Friday prayers, Muslim clerics preached three principal themes at the nation's mosques: They absolved suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden of any involvement in the terrorist strikes, they asked their followers to pray for the downtrodden people of Afghanistan, and they explicitly blamed Israel for masterminding the attacks. Mulana Abdul Aziz, in a sermon at the famed Red Mosque here, told an overflow crowd of worshippers it was well-known that 4,000 Jewish employees who normally worked at the World Trade Center were told to stay home on Sept. 11. "So why were all those 4,000 Jews absent from work that day?" asked Malik Talat, 45, the owner of a general store in the capital. "Israel is involved in this, no question at all. They want to create a worldwide war against Islam. It's a conspiracy." There is no evidence of such a warning and it's certain that hundreds of Jews died in the suicide attack. Still, the absent-from-work charge was repeated at other mosques in Islamabad and elsewhere in Pakistan, and it has been published in at least one Pakistani Urdu-language newspaper. Another version of the story -- related by a well-known Islamic cleric and teacher named Mulana Samiul Haq -- says that 4,000 Jewish workers were in the twin towers on the morning of the attacks but none of them were killed or injured. In interviews with dozens of Pakistanis from almost every level of society, it's apparent that many citizens, if not most, are convinced the Israelis are to blame for the attacks. One of those is Mohammed Zia, 37, a travel agent who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca. "It's the work of Jews, a conspiracy of the Jews against Christians and Muslims," Zia said. "They want Christians and Muslims to fight each other." Some clerics also preached Friday that Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, orchestrated the attacks in order to turn U.S. public opinion against Muslims and Islam. Mossad, they said, is the only group in the world skilled enough to have pulled off the hijackings. "Osama has not such great resources as Israel," said Mahmood ul-Hassan, 31, a government worker sporting a Boston Red Sox baseball cap. "He's obviously not involved in this case. It's a conspiracy by the Jews against America." FACTBOX-Hundreds of non-Americans among trade center missing NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - New York City has long drawn people from all over the world. Among the approximately 6,300 dead or missing in the World Trade Center and Pentagon jetliner attacks are almost 2,000 people from more than 60 countries. The following is a tentative list of the missing non-U.S. citizens at 12:30 p.m. EST (1630 GMT). It serves as a grim reminder that the attacks on icons of U.S. military and financial power struck countries in every corner of the globe. NON-U.S. CITIZENS MISSING OR DEAD: Antigua/Barbuda 3 Argentina 5 Australia 55 Austria 14 Bahamas 1 Bangladesh 55 Barbados 3 Belarus 1 to 3 Belgium 1 to 4 Belize 4 Brazil 8 Britain 200 to 300 Burundi 1 Canada 3 confirmed dead, up to 60 missing Chile 1 China 4 Colombia 208 Costa Rica 1 Czech Republic 10 Denmark 1 Dominican Republic 25 Ecuador 34 Egypt 4 (believed to be more) El Salvador 71 Finland 1 France 10 Germany 4 dead, 96 missing Ghana 1 Greece 30 to 50 (may include Greek Americans) Guatemala 6 Honduras 7 India 250 Indonesia 1 Iran 5 Ireland 4 confirmed dead, up to 40 missing Israel 133 Italy 38 (may include Italian-Americans) Jamaica 7 Japan 23 Jordan 2 Kenya 1 Lebanon 5 (1 suspected of carrying out attacks) Mexico 17 Netherlands 3 confirmed dead, some estimates put missing at about 400 New Zealand 1 Nigeria No official number, but Nigerian press reporting 94 missing Pakistan 200 Panama 3 Paraguay 1 Peru 3 Poland 30 Portugal 4 Russia 96 Slovakia 10 South Korea 30 South Africa 6 Sri Lanka 1 St. Lucia 1 Switzerland 6 confirmed dead, up to 100 missing Taiwan 7 Trinidad/ Tobago 4 Turkey 1 Ukraine 1 Venezuela 3 Yemen 8 Unless otherwise noted, figures have been provided by individual governments, or the U.S. Department of State. ((New York Newsdesk (646) 223-6000)) with contributions from bureaus around the world)