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To: William B. Kohn who wrote (25284)4/15/2002 9:35:56 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Until you see similar freedom in the Arab world, no matter what you, JohnM, CobaltBlue, and others say, you cannot and will not have any prospect of peace.

Hmm, if what concerns you is long range security and the freedom which comes from sustainable economic development, you and I are on the same side of this argument. If you just want a cessation of hostilities so negotiations can begin, so the preconditions for moving in the direction of the above, then "freedom" doesn't strike me as a precondition. Let's hope not, because, again I agree with you, the freedoms that are usually included in that term (political, economic, and social) are only dim lights there.



To: William B. Kohn who wrote (25284)4/15/2002 9:40:40 AM
From: stockman_scott  Respond to of 281500
 
The Oil Market Is Running Scared

Iraq's cutoff points to further anxiety about supplies

businessweek.com



To: William B. Kohn who wrote (25284)4/15/2002 11:20:42 AM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Freedom for the populace is required to create the right internal atmosphere.

Yes, and what kind of "freedom for the populace" has Israel been working on in the West Bank and Gaza for the last 35 years? What kind of "internal atmosphere" does Israel desire? There's been a rather large amount of whining, here and among the bloviating pundits, about any reporting of the "internal atmosphere" in the West Bank of late. Odd, that.