Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : War -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (12769)	3/18/2002 12:59:18 PM
From: William B. Kohn	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23908

Still waiting on your org chart! Put it down. Say something complete. Don't just pile BS. Let us see your wisdom, your proof, your thought process in detail.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (12769)	3/18/2002 4:40:23 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

Good News Gus. Arafat is at last getting the respect he deserves. lets all hope that this change in attitude keeps up. Cheney's attitude toward Arafat provokes Palestinian anger March 18, 2002, 07:01 PM JERUSALEM (AFP) - US Vice President Dick Cheney's decision not to schedule a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a trip to Israel provoked anger among the Palestinians even though the American stance is not altogether a surprise. The Palestinian Authority's response was a threat to snub Cheney, even though senior US officials have not completely ruled out a meeting between Arafat and the vice president, who arrived Monday afternoon. However, Cheney's position is in keeping with the severe stance towards Arafat maintained by US President George W. Bush since he came to office. Cheney, one of Bush's most trusted officials, flew here as part of an 11-nation swing aimed essentially at whipping up Arab support for Washington's "war on terrorism" and possible military action against Iraq. The American later met with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and was to hold talks with President Moshe Katsav, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defence Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer on Tuesday. Palestinian officials expressed surprise that Cheney would sit down to discuss peace with Sharon but not with Arafat. "We are really surprised that a US vice president coming to the region to discuss serious issues, mainly the peace process, intends to meet with one and not the other," Palestinian information minister Yasser Abed Rabbo said. "It is the first time such a thing happens, that is why we have decided that Palestinian officials will not take part in any meeting with Cheney," he added. Arafat's last visit to the White House came in early 2001 during former president Bill Clinton's last term in power. Washington has frequently said Arafat should control and prevent Palestinian militant groups from carrying out suicide bombings and attacks which target Israeli civilians. At the same time, the Bush administration did not echoed the Palestinians' anger at Israel's decision to keep Arafat confined to his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah since December 3. The restriction has since been eased, but not to the extent to allow the Palestinian leader to travel abroad. Barely more than an hour after arriving in Israel Monday, Cheney publicly called on Arafat "to live up to his commitment and renounce once and for all violence as a political weapon. "Only then can an atmosphere be created that is conducive to achieving the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people," he said. The reluctance of the Americans to allow Arafat to meet their vice president also drew a sharp response from top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat. "How can you explain that the US vice president, who is coming to the region to look for peace, will meet with Sharon and not Arafat? "I don't know with whom he wants to make peace," Erakat told AFP, as the highest-level security talks between the two sides since an unprecedented wave of violence broke out three weeks ago were held in Jerusalem. The Israeli-Palestinian high security commission convened under the aegis of US envoy Anthony Zinni, who is on his third mission to the region aiming to bring about a ceasefire in the nearly 18 months of fighting. arabia.com

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (12769)	3/18/2002 5:42:22 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Gus, what country is behind these efforts? Percentage please, I know you are great in Statistics..(just like Soviets used to be...99.9% accuracy) story.news.yahoo.com Mueller said evidence gathered in Afghanistan (news - web sites) showed without doubt that the Saudi-born bin Laden and al Qaeda were trying to obtain biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (12769)	3/18/2002 7:13:09 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

Gus another man's opinion, I know you like people with opposing views..Looks like some Jews are beginning to agree with you.... news.bbc.co.uk "When they had the terror attack on the twin towers, the Americans went and conquered a whole country, so what can we do?" said one man. "They killed children, animals, they killed all of Afghanistan, and the world said nothing, but in Israel the whole world comes to tell us what to do," said his friend, adding: "We need a war." One man said he felt peace would only come in 50 years "America is trying to think on a global basis, saying that if it appeases one party [the Palestinians], that will help them gather an Arab coalition to fight Iraq, and maybe Iran," said a religious Jew. "But they don't understand that it's fundamentalist Muslim terror which is spreading round the world, and all they are doing is delaying a much worse outcome than on 11 September." This man's wife agreed: "I think that their chase after one person, (Osama) Bin Laden, is ridiculous - instead of seeing the whole picture, the terrorism spreading all over the world, and it's no use what they're doing."