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

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (1252)	12/13/2001 1:17:24 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Supporting a neo-Nazi is something that doesn't need defense? Wow, Nadine you are really going over the edge. First you endorse Robert "Sanddigger" Barry, now this. Tom

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (1252)	12/13/2001 2:50:12 AM
From: Scoobah	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Nadine, I don't know. It seemed like an appropriate response at the time. As much as I may have admired Meir Kahane the person and the prophet, I would be completely appalled if anyone killed innocent Americans and used his name to justify their actions. I dont have the facts on this, and the charges will have to be proven, but: Had the US prosecuted the killer of Kahane in NYC, he wouldnt have been free to plant a bomb in the WTC in 93 which killed and wounded many innocent Americans. The US has also saw fit to label the groups which have spawned from Kahaniasm, as terror groups; in this the poster has stated a real fact. And if they were really plotting to blow up mosque's in LA; heck, I am in LA right now, and I wouldn't want to see that. Far better it is for those of us, who agree with Kahane that the hostile arabs need to be expelled from Israel, and that Israel should not be a democracy as it is inconsistent with it's national purpose which is to exist as a Jewish State. Sharon is the only one who can restore sanity and safety in the region.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (1252)	12/21/2001 12:32:50 AM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

Saudi Stability on Borrowed Time December 14, 2001 Summary Saudi Arabia expects a $12 billion budget shortfall for fiscal 2002. Unwilling or unable to turn to outside creditors, the government is considering a path of economic and social reform that could fuel public frustration and lead to upheaval. An embattled Riyadh will impact the stability of the entire Arabian Peninsula and strain relations with Washington. Analysis Saudi Arabia's government has announced a $12 billion budget shortfall for fiscal 2002 but says it won't borrow from foreign lenders to make up the deficit. Instead, the government hopes to combine the issuance of bonds, limited borrowing from domestic banks and economic reform -- including privatization of public utilities, reduction of state subsidies and taxation -- to fill the gap. But the kingdom's ability to borrow is becoming more constrained due to almost two decades' worth of deficits. And efforts at reform could be dangerous: Social spending is the oil that greases Saudi tribal politics and keeps the House of Saud in power. A spending decline will weaken the regime's domestic support. No longer able to buy the public's support, the royal family will be forced to step forward as a champion of the Islamic world in attempts to win hearts and minds. Striking such a staunchly Islamic pose when the world is reeling from the events of Sept. 11 could impact the stability of the entire Arabian Peninsula. It would also worsen Saudi-U.S. relations, already strained by the negative press the kingdom has received in the past three months. Riyadh still relies on U.S. forces stationed in Saudi Arabia as a bulwark against potentially aggressive neighbors, but the kingdom will try to distance itself from Washington in the short term.