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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (527)	11/22/2001 10:07:01 AM
From: Scoobah	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Afghanistan: Extremist Diaspora Will Fuel Expanded Conflict 2045 GMT, 011121 Summary The Taliban's withdrawal into the mountains is making Afghanistan an ineffective base for militant Muslims. Many foreign-born members of al Qaeda and the Taliban, cut off from their infrastructure and under attack from Afghans and U.S. forces, will try to leave the country. A number of these operatives will attempt to return to their home countries - or go to others not under U.S. bombardment -- and resume militant activities. Analysis Some 50 Filipinos suspected of training with al Qaeda in Afghanistan have started slipping back into the Philippines through mostly Muslim-dominated islands in the south, according to immigration authorities cited by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. A Philippine government source told the paper the suspected terrorists began arriving soon after the Northern Alliance started overrunning Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan. The Taliban's retreat over the past two weeks has made Afghanistan a much less effective base for militant Muslims. Many foreign-born members of al Qaeda and the Taliban will try to leave the country, although many won't get past Pakistan or even the Afghan border. Still others will be apprehended when they arrive in their home countries, but some will slip through the cracks and resume operations

To: Scoobah who wrote (527)	11/26/2001 1:58:09 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Respond to of 32591

Who started it? Building On A Powder Keg: jrep.maestro.jpost.com "The Jewish residents — who note that, in contrast to the West Bank and Gaza, Israel claims sovereignty in East Jerusalem — take this quiet as acquiescence to their presence. But Palestinian officials and left-wing Israeli activists warn that these Jewish toeholds, even if legally acquired, will lead to the “Hebronization” of East Jerusalem, with tiny numbers of Israelis inflaming their more numerous Palestinian neighbors. Significantly, these new areas help thicken a Jewish ring around the Old City, which would hamper any division of Jerusalem in a final status accord."