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To: JohnM who wrote (26435)	4/22/2002 10:42:01 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

Israeli tanks and troops re-deploy in Ramallah; all West Bank towns remain surrounded The Palestine Monitor, A PNGO Information Clearinghouse Information Update April 21st, 2002 ccmep.org After 23 days of around the clock curfew, residents of Ramallah and other West Bank towns are today for the first time, able to reclaim the streets of their invaded and destroyed, or as one resident described it -"raped" cities. For the first time locals are able to enter different buildings, access areas that had been previously out of bounds and blocked by soldiers, barbed wire fences, tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and see the destruction that has been wrecked on their towns and cities. Offices that Israeli soldiers have occupied for the last three weeks have now been vacated. One staff member from the offices of HDIP said, "it is unbelievable, we have lost all our years of research - not lost, that's the wrong word - it has been willfully destroyed. The desks have gone, chairs, bookcases all gone or destroyed. Many of our files, publications, research, papers, and letters burnt. The computers and other electrical things have been broken - so we cannot use them now. In the office of the Palestine Monitor the only things left are the walls." Walls have also been painted with graffiti. The same is true for the offices of Al-Haq, a leading human rights organization, and the Mattin Group, the economic, policy research and human rights center, the three organizations share the same building. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, the director of HDIP invites all "journalists, consuls, and representatives to visit the HDIP offices and see one example of how Israeli soldiers have deliberately destroyed civil society organizations." There has been no Israeli withdrawal from the most recently invaded areas - what we are witnessing is redeployment and repositioning of tanks and troops. The Israeli military aggression continues, and Israeli troops remain in complete control of the West Bank. No one can get in to the different Palestinian areas, nor can people get out. Towns and cities are isolated from each other by soldiers and tanks on the outskirts; every region remains cut off from the others. In Ramallah a 24-hour curfew remains in place in all the areas around the Governorate headquarters, where Arafat is currently imprisoned. This morning witnesses in Ramallah report tanks came down to the main down town area (the menara) and opened fire in the direction of the civilian shoppers. Currently the main access to Ramallah remains closed - declared a closed military zone, the refugee camp at Qalandiya is being invaded and attacked, as is the town of Deir Amar and the refugee camp near there. Sources in Ramallah have expressed their concerns that Israel may try to launch an attack on the Arafat's headquarters toady or in the next few days. The common view is that specialist soldiers would attempt to storm the compound, and either wound or kill Arafat. Approximately 25 foreigners remain in the building with him.

To: JohnM who wrote (26435)	4/22/2002 2:02:24 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

We are the good guys; they are the bad guys. Good Morning from Waikiki, John! It's hard to be humble when you are right! :) One reason I like Will is that he is usually entertaining, as this line suggests: Many caribou even cluster around the heated pipeline, perhaps just for warmth, perhaps to do things from which a gentleman would avert his gaze. I don't care how right, (or left) your viewpoint is, if you are not a good writer you will lose me. here's one from an unknown. Thanks for the link to an Al Gore piece on "Earth Day". I had not read one from him lately. It reminds me of how close we came to electing him. The implementation of his proposed environmental policies would have been a world wide disaster, IMO. Here is a link to a piece on "Earth Day" that I agree with. aynrand.org Lindybill@Ireadyoursyoureadmine.com