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To: SirRealist who wrote (21821)	3/20/2002 3:35:36 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The first and foremost thing everyone should think of when they speak monolithically of 'the Palestinians' is, once you weed out the planners & leaders, and establish a profile of the average suicide bomber or attacker, you've basically got a poorly educated street-tough teenager. Even that description fits most, but not all, of bombers. Many have been older than teenagers; some have been middle-aged. And it certainly does not fit the profile of the September 11th suicide bombers. Radical Islam produces true believers. There are a lot of parallels with the 11th century Assassins. They were true believers too.

To: SirRealist who wrote (21821)	3/20/2002 9:01:04 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

when they speak monolithically of 'the Palestinians' is, once you weed out the planners & leaders, and establish a profile of the average suicide bomber or attacker, you've basically got a poorly educated street-tough teenager. I certainly don't disagree. And that's why permitting such a group of thugs as represented by Arafat and his crew to retain power and "guide" these ignorant 'yutes is the height of insanity. And it will be interesting to see if permitting Arafat to leave is the first step to opening the door to alternative leadership on the West Bank and Gaza. Someone that understands that economic development, and not the pursuit of ideological or nationalistic jingoism, is the key to truly developing a Palestinian state. A state that recognizes that living amongst Jews in a civil manner can be more economically lucrative than constantly threatening them with extinction. Hawk