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To: jttmab who wrote (25251)	4/15/2002 2:21:33 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

We also know that the IDF has said that the Franciscans in the Church of the Nativity are "hostages". That's believable. We also know that the Vatican spokesman for the Nativity has said that the Franciscans are there voluntarily. All we have left to do is to decide whether we believe the believable, sic, they are hostages, or to believe the Vatican spokesman. I have no doubt that there are people that absolutely believe the IDF and there are people that will believe the Vatican spokesman; and each of them will find the others opinion unbelieveable. There are a few other voices & options to believe. You can believe the four Franciscans who managed to escape; they said they were hostages. You can also believe the Anglican mediator, who says the clergy are volunteering to stay as hostages to protect the church. Either of these options is believable. Believing that they are choosing to stay in the company of 200 armed radical Islamic gunmen, that I find a little hard to believe.