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Politics : The Arab-Israeli Solution -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (668)	3/31/2002 10:34:01 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2279

It is sad to say, but it is also obvious that Jewish groups have always controlled (and continue to control) the American government. No... what's really sad is that sick, bigoted, bastards like you haven't been purged from the gene pool in this country. Unless you're a friggin' native american Indian, you're just as much an immigrant and invader as any other nationality. In fact, the tiny bit of Cherokee Indian in me could easily say the same thing about your @ss controlling everything and stealing everything that nation created... The next thing we'll be hearing from your vile mouth is how the "Spics" are taking our jobs, how all of the "wops" and "micks" are nothing more than organized criminals pimping out white women and hooking them on smack... As for the USS Liberty... I also believe the Israeli generals at the time, (Israel Tal to be specific) ordered the attack. But how does that differ from the US preventing Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to disembark on US shores to seek asylum?? And I guess you won't give the Jews any credit for bringing the technology that provided the US the nuclear theory that led to the Atom bomb and ultimate victory in WWII?? Geezus... It's people like you who really lead me to believe that Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were actually in league with Al-Qaida when they blew up the Murrah building in OK City.. And you know something? I'm not even Jewish (or Arab).. you POS... Hawk

To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (668)	4/2/2002 6:27:11 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 2279

A perspective worth considering... boston.com

To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (668)	4/2/2002 7:01:16 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 2279

Embattled Perceptions Along with the rumbling of tanks and the blast of suicide bombs, another kind of battle grips the Middle East: a contest to shape and control perceptions. One front in that battle is Israel's determination to portray its assault on Palestinian cities in the West Bank as a carefully targeted military operation – versus an onslaught that will cause extensive civilian suffering. That demands some management of the news, and Israel's barring of journalists from Ramallah, where Yasser Arafat is under siege, is a big step in that direction. With two foreign journalists wounded over the weekend, the dangers of covering this war are obvious (see story). But the Israeli government would be wiser to allow reporters to do their job, even if that means stories that contradict the official line. On another perceptions front, many Palestinians try to cultivate a heroic image for the suicide bombers terrorizing Israel. Mr. Arafat bolsters that line when he declares his own readiness to become a "martyr." But this is a hard perception to swallow. Just ask delegates to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, meeting in Malaysia. They're gathering to take a united Muslim stand against terrorism, but the question of condemning suicide bombers as well as Israeli "state terrorism" reveals rifts in the group. As clearer heads in the conference realize, the condemnation has to include the full range of terror. These battling perceptions shape responses to the Mideast crisis. Isn't Israel simply doing what it must to stamp out terrorism? Aren't suicide bombers just a terrible manifestation of frustration with Israeli occupation? Americans are the primary target of Mideast perception-shapers because the US plays a powerful role. Even the latest peace plan, one from Saudi Arabia, was given first to a US journalist. The US must be careful in discerning spin from fact, and see a future past any smokescreens. csmonitor.com