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To: TimF who wrote (145213)	4/16/2002 5:56:57 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572749

Israel Captures Leader in Arafat's Fatah Movement By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 11:10 a.m. ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Israeli forces on Monday captured Marwan Barghouti, a close aide to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and a leader of the current uprising, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Barghouti, 41, was arrested at the house of a member of Arafat's Fatah group in Ramallah, said Jibril Rajoub, the Palestinian West Bank security chief. He warned against harming Barghouti. Raanan Gissin, spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, confirmed Barghouti's arrest in Ramallah, together with a cousin and aide, Ahmed Barghouti. Palestinian security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Israeli army detained one of Barghouti's body guards and Fatah official Ziad Abu Ain. Barghouti, sometimes mentioned as a possible Arafat successor, is on Israel's wanted list for allegedly masterminding terror attacks. He is a top militant leader in Arafat's Fatah movement and is an outspoken advocate of continued attacks on Israelis. Barghouti, who picked up fluent Hebrew in Israeli jails, is a leading figure -- some say the leader -- in the Al Aqsa Brigades. The militia has claimed dozens of shooting attacks against Israelis and -- in recent months -- has begun staging suicide bombings as well. Barghouti was arrested by Israel at age 18 for membership in an armed Fatah squad, served six years in prison and was deported in 1987. In 1994, he was among the first exiles to return home, following an interim peace deal with Israel. Barghouti was known as a supporter of the peace process, and many Israelis had been puzzled by Barghouti's transformation into one of the most radical Palestinian figures. He had not left the Palestinian-controlled town of Ramallah for 19 months, for fear of being arrested by Israel or being killed. Since fighting broke out in September 2000, Israel has killed dozens of Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks on its civilians in ``targeted killings'' that the Palestinians have termed a policy of assassinations. nytimes.com

To: TimF who wrote (145213)	4/16/2002 6:22:22 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572749

If I am driving in a legal and reasonably safe manner, and then someone jumps out from behind a bush and I hit them and they die it is an accident. If someone walks down the street and I aim my car at them and run them over and they die, it is murder. The distinction in my earlier statement is almost exactly the same as the distinction between the car accident and the vehicular homicide. Tim, bad example......in terrorism the people have to live. Let me ask a question in the hopst it will settle the issue. Do you think it makes a big difference the intent of the two bombings in the level of terror felt by the affected civilians? I understand your concern with intent. However an important part of terror is that the recipient has no idea when the action will end and if they will live through it. I contend that that is far more important in creating the feelings of terror than the intent of the perpetrator. Therefore, I would suggest that both bombings are acts of terrorism. ted