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To: epsteinbd who wrote (91)	11/28/2002 3:25:12 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15987

I am surprised by the relative paucity of comments about the rocket attack against the Israeli airplane. Can’t blame the Ukrainians for this one. The talk is that it may have been an Al Qaeda operation. Whoever did it, they are playing hard ball, they are clearly raising the stakes, and are prepared to escalate the violence. If the attack were successful, this would be a great tragedy – and a huge event. On the American Thanksgiving holiday, probably not incidentally.

To: epsteinbd who wrote (91)	11/28/2002 8:58:19 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 15987

And your argument that Sharon's settlements' expansion is irrational per se can be easily debated, And one further difference is that, no matter whether one agrees with Sharon or not, he is an elected official, who policies must be approved by the people who elected him.. Arafat's situation is considerably different... He's not truly elected (no credible opposition) and his accountability to anyone but his cronies is suspect. He certainly doesn't seem accountable to his people. Hawk