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To: tejek who wrote (144779)	4/12/2002 10:57:02 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1579701

Six Killed in Jerusalem Suicide Blast By JASON KEYSER .c The Associated Press JERUSALEM (April 12) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a bus stop in Jerusalem's crowded outdoor market Friday, killing six people and wounding at least 50, television said. The blast went off shortly after 4 p.m., at a time when the Mahane Yehuda market was crowded with shoppers hunting for pre-Sabbath bargains. Israel TV said the bomber may have been a woman, and a photographer said there was a severed head of a woman at the scene. Police Chief Mickey Levy said several people were killed, but did not give an exact number. The bomber failed to reach the heart of the market or get onto a bus because of tight security and so set off the blast while trying to get on a bus, Levy said. Moments afterward, witnesses saw five white blankets covering remains in the street, but it was not clear if the remains were full bodies. Glass shards, twisted metal, blood and body parts were strewn across the asphalt. Mahane Yehuda has been the scene of frequent suicide bombings in the past. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. David Baker, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said the blast was ''another murderous attack by Palestinian terrorists against innocent Israelis at the busiest time of the week in the busiest market in Jerusalem.'' ''It is clear that (Palestinian leader Yasser) Arafat and the Palestinian Authority exist for one purpose, spreading terror,'' Baker said. Israel TV said Secretary of State Colin Powell was flying over Jerusalem at the time on the blast, en route to a tour of Israel's tense border with Lebanon. AP-NY-04-12-02 1032EDT Copyright 2002 The Associated Press.

To: tejek who wrote (144779)	4/12/2002 11:45:11 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579701

Now Israel is the region's superpower, and where it once looked to the United States not just for diplomatic support but also for military rescue, now Israel can thumb its nose at Washington and go its own way. Israel is a major regional power, but in a protracted war they would need to be resupplied by the US. Of course Israel's wars have tended to be short, or low intensity (like the current battles against the PLO and Hamas, or like the exchange of artilary with Hezbolah or before a previous short intense war with Egypt) Israel can field 19 divisions of ground troops, by some counts; the United States boasts 13 divisions worldwide and would need weeks to move any significant military force into the region. That is misleading Israel may have 19 divisions but that figure would have to include divisions that would be filled out by reservists. Also their divisions may be smaller. I'm not sure that they are but American divisions are very large compared to those of some other countries. srael's air force, which flies souped-up U.S. F-15 and F-16 fighters, can generate nearly 3,000 sorties, or combat missions, per day. The United States can sustain about 1,600 sorties a day. The US air force is begger and can sustain more sorties then Israel's. Of course Israel's is all in the Middle East so I would not be surprised to find out that within the region (even if you count the forces involved in Afghanistan as being in the region) that Israel had could produce more sorties. In addition to the US air force the US navy has more planes then all but a few airforces, and the Marines have an air wing. "We have created an 800-pound gorilla," said Kenneth Brower, an independent military consultant in Washington, assessing decades of U.S. military aid to Israel. I agree with that. Israel is a major regional power. They can't project that power world wide but none of the local countries' governments wants to go to war against that power. Tim