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To: Thomas M. who wrote (12403)3/7/2002 2:36:20 PM
From: goldsnow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 23908
 
"???!!!>>>

Joke..J-O-K-E, (correct spelling?) Lighten-up, you are getting tense...Lack of sex? <g>



To: Thomas M. who wrote (12403)3/7/2002 2:44:14 PM
From: goldsnow  Respond to of 23908
 
That where the problem was. Half-measures and talk (to useless Arafat) All means available! Just like fight against Taliban, that was also hiding among civilians...You think Jordan and Egypt would do what Pakistan has done?

reuters.com

Secretary of State Colin Powell softened previous criticism of the Israeli offensive in which he had suggested a policy of killing Palestinians would lead nowhere.

Making clear that U.S. support for the Jewish state had not weakened, he said on Thursday: "I think they have to be very careful as to the means they use to defend their people because in recent months it has just produced a series of escalations."



To: Thomas M. who wrote (12403)3/7/2002 8:17:18 PM
From: goldsnow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 23908
 
I know you are the Big Fan of the 1981 Saudi plan...

washtimes.com

Still, Arab diplomatic sources say the Saudi plan, based on the old and oft-pitched formula of "land for peace," has little chance of succeeding. One of the unanswered questions is the future of an estimated 7 million Palestinians scattered throughout the Arab world.
The prevailing Arab view was summarized by Dubai's Al-Bayan newspaper, which wrote:
"If the Arab side wants to be approached with the highest degree of seriousness, it will have to be prepared to extend meaningful backing to the armed Palestinian resistance, and to state that position publicly.