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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (23047)	4/1/2002 7:45:50 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

Hizbollah Fires Katyusha Rocket Into Israel Mon Apr 1, 6:42 PM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iranian-backed Hizbollah guerrillas fired a Katyusha rocket into Israel from Lebanon early on Tuesday, Israeli security sources said. The sources said at least one 107mm Katyusha struck Israel's Upper Galilee region. There were no immediate reports of casualties. There was no immediate comment from Israeli army. There is concern in Israel that the Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas may be trying to open a second front with Israel as the Jewish state conducts a military campaign in the Palestinian territories in a bid to halt a spate of suicide bombings. It was the first reported Katyusha strike by Hizbollah guerrillas on Israeli territory since the Israeli army withdrew from Lebanon in May 2000, ending a 22-year-long occupation. Hizbollah on Saturday fired anti-tank rockets and grenades at Israeli military positions along the border. Israeli war planes hit Hizbollah targets in retaliation.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (23047)	4/1/2002 7:49:31 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Some interesting comments from Rumsfeld... DJ Rumsfeld -2: Saddam Stipends To Bombers' Families Cited WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--In some of his most specific comments to date, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accused Iran, Iraq and Syria on Monday of promoting suicide bombing attacks and also said that Iran has harbored and continues to harbor al-Qaida terrorists. "Murderers are not martyrs. Targeting civilians is immoral, whatever the excuse. Terrorists have declared war on civilization, and states like Iran, Iraq and Syria are inspiring and financing a culture of political murder and suicide bombing," Rumsfeld said. Asked to back up the comments, Rumsfeld said that Saddam Hussein is offering stipends to the families of suicide bombers. "I would not consider that a very constructive move. Indeed, I would suggest that that is very actively trying to kill innocent men, women and children. And that's exactly what the Iraqis intend to be doing by doing that," Rumsfeld said. Iran is actively running guns and terrorists through Syria into the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon. From there, they move onward to attack Israel. "There's no question but that the Iranians work with the Syrians and send folks into Damascus and down the Beirut - Damascus-Beirut Road and then into South Lebanon so that they can conduct terrorist attacks. This is all well-known," Rumsfeld said. Rumsfeld went on to say that people who remain silent on the activities of Iran, Iraq and Syria are being naive. "Needless to say, people who don't condemn it are not being helpful; people who - whether it's in this country or Western Europe or the Middle East - no matter where. I think that people have to tell the truth, and the truth is that a whole generation of young people are being taught something that is totally inconsistent with that religion, and they're being encouraged to go out and kill themselves, and as they kill other innocent people," Rumsfeld said. "I think that's wrong (not to speak out), and I think it's dangerous, and I think it's like feeding an alligator hoping it eats you last," Rumsfeld said. Regarding direct links to al-Qaida, Rumsfeld said the evidence is there that Iran is helping the terrorist organization. "There is no question but the al-Qaida have found a hospitable location in Iran and some are undoubtely still there and others have transited and moved out to other countries," Rumsfeld said. Rumsfeld declined to comment on reports that a raid conducted Thursday in Pakistan may have netted Abu Zubaydah, an al-Qaida terrorist many believe is trying to review the battered terrorist group. "I don't think there's any doubt but a man named Abu Zubaydah is a close associate of UBL's (Osama bin Laden) and if not the number two, very close to the number two person in the organization. I think that's well established. I have absolutely nothing to say about the subject," Rumsfeld said. Speaking generically, Rumsfeld said that if the U.S. did succeed in capturing a top al-Qaida official, there would be little point in letting his cohorts now he was in custody. "One of the single most important things we can do is to gather intelligence information. And when one's gathering information and then piecing things together, it is helpful to be able to do that in an environment that not everyone in the world knows precisely what kind of information you may have," Rumsfeld said. -By Alex Keto, Dow Jones