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To: goldsnow who wrote (13573)	4/12/2002 6:02:35 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Re: President Bush is already coming under increasing pressure from the enormously influential supporters of Israel within the United States. LOL... You're losing it, folks.... Sharon reminds me of Kagemusha, a movie by Japanese director A. Kurosawa (): "Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain." Immovable as the mountain!! At the end, the fake warlord (Kagemusha) decides to launch the attack against the enemy --failing the dynasty's motto... Well, I guess the same predicament has befallen the American Jewry: next Monday, a pro-Israel rally is scheduled in Washington with the participation of Israeli guest stars (Netanyahu, a.o.). However, my feeling is that the mere fact that America's admittedly awesome Jewish lobby HAS to go down the streets to forward its agenda is in itself a clue to its cracking grip on US public opinion. Only two years ago, if you had told people that, regarding the Mideast crisis, American Jews would have to take the (Pennsylvania) street like any other ragtag gang of ecofreaks, proLife nuts or union hicks, you'd have made yourself a laughing stock! American Jews would have smugly bragged about their Beltway connections that spared them the scrape of street demonstrations... A few faxes, a coupla phone calls to friendly Senators, prime-time advertorials, op-eds in the NYT and Wash. Post and Bob's your uncle! Hell, now you must go down the street to tell the world, "hey, we Zionists support Judeofascism!"... Goddammit, Gold, what a change another US President can make, eh? What next? Picketing the State Dept? Gate-crashing Bush's Crawford ranch? You tell us. Gus () Shingen, a powerful warlord, has become as legendary as the motto emblazoned on his war banners: "Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain." As he lies dying from his battle wounds, Shingen orders his clan to find a double to replace him- to keep his death secret so that his enemies will not attack. The man chosen for this role is called kagemusha (shadow warrior). However this kagemusha turns out to be a petty criminal who must somehow transform himself into a great leader and command the allegiance of 25,000 samurai warriors. acs.ohio-state.edu