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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (28780)	9/25/2003 11:49:33 AM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Acts of Conscience always have a price. The Israeli Government says it plans disciplinary action against pilots who are refusing to take part in assassination operations in the occupied territories. Although scores of Israeli ground soldiers have been jailed or disciplined for refusing to serve in the Palestinian occupied territories on grounds of conscience, the declaration is the first act of open dissent by air force pilots - the elite of Israel's highly militarised society. Signed by 27 active and reserve officers, the letter released on Wednesday said: "We, who were raised to love the state of Israel and to contribute to the Zionist enterprise, refuse to take part in air force strikes in civilian population centres. from theage.com.au lurqer