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To: William B. Kohn who wrote (11718)	2/20/2002 5:32:05 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

One cannot do wrong by others and expect them to love you, or even like you. How can people who did the Palestinians wrong, expect peace unless they right their wrongs? What criminal does not make restitution for his/her crime and make amends to society? Maybe even re-habilitate himself/herself? Israel wants peace on it's own terms. They want to negotiate from of position of dominance. If you were to sign a legal document under coercion, would that be effective long-term or even legal?

To: William B. Kohn who wrote (11718)	2/21/2002 3:56:23 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Re: In Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the "terror"tories, Yemen, Somalia, you name it, they would love an unemployment rate of only 11%. LOL... You sleazebag! Economics isn't your forte, eh?? " they would love an unemployment rate of only 11%..." So would many EUROPEAN industrial wastes... What, do you think, is the jobless rate in Wallonia (Belgium)? Lorraine (France)? Andalucia (Spain)? Sicily (Italy)? East Germany? Unemployment in all these "Western, developed, civilized" regions is persistently stuck in the double-digit numbers, ranging from 15% to 50+% in the most hopeless ghost-towns.... Take Belgium for instance: the country boasts an overall 9% unemployment rate.... which breaks down like this: 7.5% in Flanders (pop: about 6 mill), 17% in Wallonia (pop: about 3 mill), and 18% in Brussels (pop: 1 mill). But it gets even worse as you delve deeper, down to the subregional level.... Charleroi: 25%+, Mons-Borinage: 30%+, etc. See, for Europe's underdogs, a Palestinian slum would be an improvement to their current plight. Besides, more and more dropouts in France, Belgium,... already inhabit campsites on a permanent basis (cheaper than brick-and-mortar houses). In Brazil or Africa, I guess it's called a "shantytown" but in Europe we call it, well, a low-budget campsite.... Gus