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To: JohnM who wrote (32156)	6/11/2002 11:01:59 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

That is, trying to occupy and govern a hostile society bent on evicting you. The Israelis seem smarter than that. They will raid and pull out terrorists, but not run the place. It is messy, I know, but it is working at the moment, and will continue, I think until we settle some hash in Iraq/Iran, if we ever do. The Arabs have been able to get us to "put the cart before the horse" by spending time on Palestine, but I think the time will turn to be well spent if it finally gets our State Department to realize that we cannot settle the "Palestine" issue, and let us get on with taking out the terrorist network over there. I don't think there is any strong Al Qaeda connection with Arafat. But it really does not matter. We are going to have to take out all the terrorist networks if we want to settle this issue. I don't agree with those who say, "we will only breed more terrorists." If we kill enough of them and keep it up, they will be disorganized to accomplish anything. In any case, if we back down now and don't go in there and get them, we are going to be wide open for major attacks. I think the Arabs are counting on us to not have the will to finish this. Can we "screw our courage to the sticking point?" TWT.

To: JohnM who wrote (32156)	6/12/2002 2:49:54 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I know there is much speculation on the thread that the Palestinians are but pawns for Al Qaeda. I don't see strong evidence to that effect. At least not yet. It still looks more like a nationalist struggle. "Pawns for al Qaeda" misstates the speculation. The speculation is that the PA is acting as a proxy force for the radical Arab regimes. The clue will found by following the money. A pure nationalist struggle would be funded only by expat Palestinians. Not the case here at all. What's the motivation behind Saudi, Syrian, Iranian, Iraqi funding? Hatred of Israel? surely. Keeping their population's dissatisfactions aimed outside the country? Yup. Running interference for Saddam Hussein? that too.