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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (65602)	9/5/2002 11:42:35 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

"Should give all an urgency to make peace, before another goes undetected." 3 ingredients for peace. In 1999 we were working on 2&3 because #1 had occurred. The Ball is in the Palestinian court 1. end to terror 2. end of new settlements 3. end of occupation "Anyway, no one has a monopoly on evil." Correct again but the Palestinians work at it harder. It is their own regimes, and leaders more than the israelis that have driven them to such despair. Much like in the american south ante-bellum where blacks became the scapegoats for poor whites to protect the landed class, in the mideast the Palestinian arabs have been used by other arab governmnet as tools to maintain their despotic power and the Israelis became scapegoats. The issues between palestinian arabs and Israeli jews could have been peacefully resolved on numerous occasion imo if it werent for the Rulers of arab states, most of them US allies. Mike

To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (65602)	9/5/2002 11:47:31 AM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

OT Unfortunateley, the King David Hotel incident didn't teach the Arabs that they were playing with a species of Jew that hadn't existed since biblical times. 4 lost wars and 2 failed intifadas later, the Arabs are still trying to use violence to intimidate Israelis. When will they recognize a failed strategy?

To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (65602)	9/9/2002 12:04:47 PM
From: Fred Levine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Harmad-- Tragically, when national interests are threatened, we have still not developed an alternative to force. As the informative article on the King David Hotel stated, it was the headquarters of the British command. Sadly, there was "collateral damage" to Arabs and Jews. Nevertheless, the hotel was a military target. Compare that target with the WTC, the shopping malls, the catering halls, with Halabja. I do see a similarity with the Pentagon or troop barracks, but not with civilian targets. Indeed, the history of blind terrorism best stated by the Protestant and Catholic leaders of Northern Ireland--futile, futile, futile AND deadly! IMO, the best LT method for establishing peace is by making countries economically interdependent. We don't love either the Chinese or the Saudis, nor do they love us, but we need each other. Germany and France have a history of mutual destruction, but the economics compel cooperation. Boycotts only hurt the neediest people in the boycotted country. Japan has the best policy. fred