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To: zonder who wrote (5295)	3/22/2003 6:36:27 AM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15987

I've read that in the last day or so Iraqis soldiers have been rounding up Kurdish males over the age of 13 and executing them (I know, I know, you will say "big deal," I can't help myself, though, individual suffering has meaning for me). Also, zonder, you expressed some doubt whether Saddam would set his oil assets on fire, I believe at this point, seven oil facilities are in flames.

To: zonder who wrote (5295)	3/22/2003 4:50:50 PM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

More conspiracy! Damn Americanos... "Colonel Ghobashi (an Iraqi colonel from Baghdad who surrendered to the US) pursed his lips in contemplation and rendered his final opinion on Mr. Hussein. "I believe he is an American agent," he said." nytimes.com

To: zonder who wrote (5295)	3/23/2003 8:16:41 AM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Many Fatah leaders including Abu Mazen, parliament speaker Abu Ala, security chiefs Muhammad Dahlan and Jibril Rajoub as well as relatively moderate independents have come to the conclusion that Arafat is leading them to disaster. Unable to win and unwilling to end his war on Israel, he cannot provide either an end to the Israeli "occupation" or an independent state. Continuing the current battle is destroying all the material gains Palestinians made in the last decade. ... By pursuing this strategy and not reining in the Islamist groups, Arafat is jeopardizing, more than at any other time in 40 years, the hegemony of Fatah. Arafat is essentially following the same tactical approach as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, seeking victory through "military means" unbridled terrorism. By glorifying revolution and armed struggle at this point in history, Arafat is giving those groups credible appearance as the proper Palestinian leadership. He has encouraged close Fatah-Hamas cooperation, and when the Islamists have ignored the Palestinian Authority or even murdered Fatah officials, Arafat has done nothing. This is incredibly irresponsible, even by Arafat's usual standards. jpost.com