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To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (15683)	5/15/2002 11:38:25 AM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27666

"The Palestinian gunmen holed up in the Church of the Nativity and later deported by Israel seized church stockpiles of food and "ate like greedy monsters" until the food ran out, while more than 150 civilians went hungry." With so little honor and accomplishment, I can see why Arabs have to settle for pigs, like these, for their heros. Are these the best that the Arabs have to offer?

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (15683)	5/15/2002 11:41:19 AM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 27666

"As they feasted and boozed, Palestinian civilians subsisted on a meager diet, with barely enough for a single meal a day." Are these the best that the Arabs have, to make as their heroes?

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (15683)	5/15/2002 11:43:24 AM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 27666

"They should be ashamed of themselves. They acted like animals, like greedy monsters. Come, I will show you more," said one priest, who declined to give his name. These are the types of Arabs, who are made heroes, by the Arab people. I am glad to see that Arabs have such lofty standards. <g>

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (15683)	5/15/2002 11:46:51 AM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 27666

===> "Catholic priests said that some Bibles were torn up for toilet paper, and many valuable sacramental objects were removed." These are the types of Arabs, who are made heroes, by the Arab people. I am glad to see that Arabs have such lofty standards. <g>

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (15683)	5/15/2002 11:20:58 PM
From: art slott	Respond to of 27666

They should turn the radiator into a shrine. >>The gunmen belong to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, part of But prior to Mr. Arafat's arrival, the reporters were shown the room belonging to Father Vasareillon, where a key Al Aqsa leader, Nabil Abayat, was fatally shot. While inviting the reporters inside, the priests refused to allow three young members of Mr. Abayat's extended family into the room, fearing they would insist it became a Muslim shrine to their fallen colleague. The scene in the room was grim. Seven gunmen had sheltered there, said another young church helper, and Mr. Abayat had died when a bullet ricocheted off a radiator. <<

To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (15683)	5/15/2002 11:39:00 PM
From: art slott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27666

All the while I was reading this story I kept picturing the Gremlins from the Speilberg movie running amuck. >>Angry Orthodox priests yesterday showed two reporters about 20 empty bottles of whiskey, champagne, vodka, cognac and French wine on a kitchen shelf and on the floor of two rooms. "They should be ashamed of themselves. They acted like animals, like greedy monsters. Come, I will show you more," said one priest, who declined to give his name. He gestured toward empty bottles of Israeli-brewed Maccabi beer and hundreds of cigarette butts strewn on the floor. The priest then took the reporters to see computers taken apart and a television set dismantled for use as a hiding place for weapons. "You can see what repayment we got for 'hosting' these so-called guests," said Archbishop Ironius, another cleric, as he showed reporters the main reception hall of the Greek Orthodox Monastery. "All the media concentrated on the Franciscan [Catholic] quarter, where little damage was done," the archbishop said. "Why? The Franciscans actually let the gunmen in, then guided the gunmen to our rooms." Archbishop Ironius showed onlookers where the militants had broken in to the monks' quarters by smashing locked doors while, he said, the monks were praying downstairs.<<