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To: Jill who wrote (5604)	10/16/2001 3:33:04 PM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 281500

Army intelligence chief: Toxic attacks have been attempted By Haim Shadmi and Gideon Alon, Ha'aretz Correspondents and Agencies Palestinian organizations have attempted several times to carry out terror attacks in Israel using toxic material, army intelligence chief Amos Malka said Tuesday before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. He refused to elaborate and would not reveal when these attempts were made. Malka said that Iraq remained an optional target for anti-terror coalition attacks. He said that the United States has an "unsettled account" with Iraq, but has no intention of attacking it now because of its committment to the Arab states that joined the coalition. Malka said that if Iraq becomes a target, Israel will also be dragged into the fighting. Malka estimated that if Saddam Hussein were to reach the conclusion that the U.S. was working to bring him down, he would attempt to bring Israel into the conflict. However, if he believes it to be just another attack against Iraq that he can weather and continue as usual afterwards, he will prefer to not attack Israel and "bunker down" until the U.S. attack passes. Malka added that the American attacks against bin Laden and the Taliban are just the first phase of their war against international terror. He estimated that following the first wave of attacks, the US will demand that states like Syria and Iran make clear decisions as to where they stand.