Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : World Affairs Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (2146)	9/29/2002 10:18:19 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 3959

tom. You said...." Currently, the focus appears to be on Iraq and its secular leader, who crushes Islamists under his iron first.".... What religions exist in Iraq besides islam? Muslims have been killing each other for centuries so for sadam to kill muslims means nothing. He will just as quickly join ranks with any muslims that could further his cause and just as quickly kill muslims that disagree with him. you said...." Are you suggesting we should start arming him so he can crush the Al Qaeda forces that the Kurds are hosting?...." Course not. Why would anyone want to arm their enemy ( aside from making money ) The danger is that sadam will pass around his weapons to islam fanatics and in case you have not noticed they want to kill us infidels. You said...." We armed him in the 1980s so he could fight against Islamic militants, why not do it again?"..... If that is true then he had his chance at the islam fanatics and failed in his appointed task. You say " why not do it again " He is a crazed murderous dictator that's why not. And he is the enemy, and he is ugly.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (2146)	9/29/2002 11:09:41 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 3959

Iraq Accused of Palestinian Terror By LAURIE COPANS September 28, 2002 JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants have been trained in Iraq by a group supported by Saddam Hussein to carry out terror attacks against Israel with the knowledge of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a senior Israeli official said Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that Iraqi-backed Palestinian militants were arrested as they tried to enter Israel recently with plans to carry out attacks at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport. Palestinian ties to Iraq and Iran will be the focus of a "60 Minutes" report to be broadcast on CBS Television on Sunday. CBS said in a statement that its report will present what Israel says is proof of these ties, including documents confiscated by Israeli troops during a takeover of Arafat's office earlier this year. The men the official said were arrested trying to enter Israel allegedly were trained by Mohammed Abbas, known by the nom de guerre Abul Abbas -- an Iraqi-based ally of Arafat who oversaw the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro. Abbas announced in October 2000 that he was resuming attacks on Israel due to the renewed wave of clashes between Palestinians and Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In November 2001, Israeli officials said they had arrested a group linked to Abbas which had planned attacks on targets including Ben Gurion airport and some in Jerusalem. CBS said Israeli documents indicated that Arafat has supplied money to some members of Abbas' Palestine Liberation Front in the West Bank, though it was not immediately clear if alleged recipients of the funds were involved in guerrilla activity. The group also was long involved in internal Palestinian politics. The CBS report also says the Israeli intelligence officials said the Palestinians are buying smuggled Iraqi oil in violation of a U.N.-sanctioned embargo. Israel has long accused Iran of helping the Palestinians through the Hezbollah organization in Lebanon. CBS quoted Israeli intelligence officials as saying some Palestinians interrogated over the past two years have said they were trained in Iran. newsday.com