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To: Condor who wrote (48473)	10/1/2002 12:13:47 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

I take it for granted that you understand that the US is attempting to root out terrorism wherever it is found. The primary focus for over a year has been Osama bin Laden and members of Al Qaeda. Actually, for many years. This isn't new. The nationalities of anti-US terrorists are not just Saudi. There have been Egyptians, Pakistanis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Tanzanians, on and on. Most of them have been associated with bin Laden. Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, and other nations have been cooperating with us with respect to terrorists from their countries. Iraq has not. One person recently prosecuted for anti-US terrorism was Mohammed Ali Rezaq, convicted for the November 1985 hijacking of Egyptair 648. He was associated with Abu Nidal, who got safe haven in Iraq for decades. Abu Nidal was responsible for killing a number of Americans, but Iraq gave him shelter. Another person recently prosecuted for anti-US terrorism was Mohammed Rashid, who took part in the 1982 Pan Am bombing. He was a member of the 15 May terrorism organization, which is based in, and sponsored by, Iraq. Abu al-Abbas, who was responsible for the hijacking of the Achille Lauro and the killing of Leon Klinghoffer, an American citizen, has taken shelter in Iraq. It's not like we're picking on poor, little, helpless Iraq, you know. It's not like it's going to magically stop and go away, either. Your argument that we may cause MORE terrorism is an interesting one, given the amount of terrorism we face now and have suffered in the past.