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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (13118)	4/1/2002 6:26:55 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 23908

Israel Calls Up 20,000 Reserves JERUSALEM –– When Paul Manor was summoned over the weekend for Israeli reservist duty, he didn't bother waking his 7-year-old son and just rushed out the door – willing to serve in Israel's largest mobilization in two decades. Public support is strong for the call-up of 20,000 soldiers following a bloody string of Palestinian bombing attacks, but rare signs of unease were emerging as some worried the campaign's plans were dangerously fuzzy. "I want to know exactly what is the scope, how far we're going, for how long," Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres told Israel Army Radio. He abstained from a vote last week when the military plans were presented to the Cabinet. The last time so many reserves were mobilized was in 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon, a move that led to an 18-year military entanglement in Lebanon. The defense minister who masterminded that campaign is now the prime minister behind the latest one: Ariel Sharon. Sharon said in a national address Sunday that Israel was "at war" and vowed to put a stop to a "terrorist infrastructure" he said was directed by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. His government was meeting to approve the next stage in the military offensive that began Friday with an invasion of the West Bank city of Ramallah and the encirclement of Arafat's offices. Despite some concerns, many Israelis support the mobilization, which comes after a month of Palestinian attacks that have killed more than 100 Israelis, including 22 diners at a traditional Passover meal on Wednesday night. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed over the same month in violence that included a large Israeli sweep into Palestinian towns and refugee camps in early March. washingtonpost.com

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (13118)	4/2/2002 4:05:24 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Len, I wonder what is Sharon waiting for to snuff out Yasser Arafat?? After all, we all know that no one's gonna blame Israel for such a bold move... Will the US attack Israel if Arafat is killed? Europe? Russia? LOL... And who'll get the backlash anyway? Perhaps that's Sharon's strategy: when he'll have all the Palestinian territories under tight control then... bye bye Arafat! Any Palestinian reprisals will have to be carried out abroad (most likely Europe, Israel's #1 economic partner). Of course, other momentous collateral fallouts will affect the world as well: Afghan leader Karzai will likely die in a "plane accident"... and a western front will challenge the US military in Afghanistan. Not to mention an oil embargo by the Gulf states --you thought recovery was just around the corner, eh? Just don't bank on it, yet. Gus