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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (16962)	3/7/2003 10:29:16 AM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

The recent arrest of a top Al Qaeda operative has confirmed for U.S. law enforcement the identifies of about a dozen suspected terrorists in this country, a government official said Thursday. Discussing the intelligence haul from the search of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's living quarters, this official said that authorities had known about the individuals whose names were part of the intelligence haul. Federal law enforcement officials had said earlier that a vast amount of information was found when Mohammed was arrested at a home in Pakistan on Saturday, including computers, computer disks, portable telephones and documents. The official, discussing the situation on condition of anonymity Thursday, said authorities were keeping the Al Qaeda suspects under surveillance and that no arrests were imminent. Continued tracking of the suspects might lead authorities to other Al Qaeda figures, the official said. On Wednesday, the FBI warned that while the arrest was a major blow to Al Qaeda, it could speed up planned attacks by the terrorist network in the United States. Mohammed's capture "deals a severe long-term blow" to Al Qaeda's ability to carry out attacks, said a weekly FBI memo sent to 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies. "However, in the short term, the apprehension may accelerate execution of any operational planning already under way, as operatives seek to carry out attacks before the information obtained through Mohammed's capture can be used to undermine operational security," the bulletin said. foxnews.com

To: PROLIFE who wrote (16962)	3/7/2003 10:42:09 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

>>if our hundreds of thousands of troops were NOT there, there would be NO cooperation by Saddam right now<< Most people agree that the presence of U.S. troops in the area has a persuasive effect. But you have really shown what the best answer is, when you admit Iran is changing internally. If so, then why not WORK with the Iranians to deal with the problem at hand, and with a dictator they hate even more than the U.S. does (and for good reasons, obviously)? The administration has chosen war and refused any other alternative because war sounds like a macho thing and is always good for a few more votes from those with like minds. Art