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To: NickSE who wrote (28997)	5/8/2002 8:35:24 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

counter-productive effects on 500 Million Muslims in the region Yeah, the Arabs would have no complaints and would just love us if only Israel dropped into the sea. There aren't 500 million Arabs, btw, more like 150 million. Even adding in the Turks and the Iranians you only get to about 250 million Muslims in the region. would be bankrupt without the huge amounts of US military and economic aid The vast majority of aid to Israel is immediately recycled to buy American weapons at high prices. Israel would not be bankrupt without it, as it has a European-level economy. Without the $2 billion a year we send to Egypt, on the other hand... US business is well aware that the prospects for highly lucrative contracts to help rebuild Arab industry, transport infrastructure, communications and the military are dwindling rapidly How big were they ever? The Arab economies have only one real commodity, their economic development is limited.

To: NickSE who wrote (28997)	5/13/2002 7:53:19 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Police Seize Rental Truck With TNT Traces foxnews.com A Budget truck was pulled over in Oak Harbor, Washington last Tuesday near the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and found to have traces of TNT on the gearshift and traces of RDX plastic explosive on the steering wheel, Fox News has learned. The FBI, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and local police are all investigating. Shortly after midnight on May 7, federal officials say local police pulled the vehicle over for speeding. Documents read to Fox News indicate that the driver and passenger told local police they were delivering furniture from California but that authorities doubted the story because of the early morning hour. A bombing sniffing dog first detected explosives on one of the men and inside the truck. High tech equipment was used later to confirm the presence of TNT and RDX plastic explosive. Documents read to Fox News indicate that both driver and passenger were Israeli nationals. Investigators say a roadside check of the national database of immigration records indicated that one of the men had not entered the country legally, and the other was in violation of his visa. Both men were taken into custody for immigration violations. At 7:30 that morning local police were notified that the BATF and FBI had tested the truck and found traces of explosives on the steering wheel and gear shift. Officials say no other charges of been filed against the driver and passenger and an investigation is ongoing. Authorities say records for the Budget truck do not indicate any recent rental for the purposes of transporting explosives, which would require special permits.