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To: MSI who wrote (17142)	11/22/2003 2:12:35 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 793725

The link reports a larger number of refuseniks than just the 28, as several hundred in all branches Yes, it was 28 pilots, but 4 or 500 refusniks altogehter. But that was before the escalation in the Spring of 2002, since then the movement has gone nowhere much. "The refuseniks' letter gives moral encouragement to the lawless members of the terrorist organisations." Well obviously it does. It is a game of wills on both sides, and each side watches the other, and makes the most of any sign it can get that the other side is cracking. But the military mutiny is striking. It could never be termed mere "insubordination" in the US. They would be court-marshalled immed. Yes, the US is much stricter about officers expressing political opinions than Israel is. Newspapers reported that the letter reflected wider dissent in the air force about the "targeted killings" of wanted Palestinians, in which more than 100 civilians have died." ...while dissent among the Palestinians about the untargeted killings ordered by these wanted Palestinians is extremely muted.