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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve kammerer who wrote (4108)	12/20/2003 12:18:01 PM
From: Ed Huang	Respond to of 22250

Bush to Reward Libya for Giving Up WMD reuters.com Yeah, at the same time, Bush also reward Israel, too(billions and billions $$$ each and every year) for making and keeping WMDs, isn't it?

To: steve kammerer who wrote (4108)	12/20/2003 12:32:21 PM
From: Edscharp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Steve, "I'm sure you must be writing your Knesset representative that Israel should also get rid of its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons which are causing the arms race in the Mid-East in the first place. " I've lived in the USA all my life. It may interest you to know that I support efforts to have Israel come clean about their WMD programs. Ultimately, I would love to see those weapons subject to international inspections and dismantled. I'm sure you must realize that Israel began a nuclear program back in the 60's as a response to the hostility of neighboring Arab states. Israel was (and still is) a small country and they had considerable fears concerning the combined military might of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. So, these weapons came about because of the fear and distrust. I believe strongly that if we could eliminate those fears we can ultimately eliminate these heinous weapons and I support any reasonable effort that could bring this about. One observation I'll make about the 'arms race' of the region. The two Arab countries who did develop such weapons didn't do so as a direct response to Israel. The two countries that developed WMDs (Libya & Iraq) used them against their fellow muslims. Iraq used them against the Kurds as well as the Iranians and it is widely known that Qadafi used mustard gas in his conflict with Chad. It's interesting. I view this news about Libya as an excellent and historical event for the region, but all you can do is cast dispersions upon my motives. Tell me, please. Do you think that Qadafi has made a wise move? I'd really like to know.

To: steve kammerer who wrote (4108)	12/22/2003 5:28:53 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Sounds like the occupation of Iraq is merely the first stage of the US's two-pronged strategy to secure a corridor for Israeli warplanes on their next mission against Iran: Israel warns Iran on N-weapons Conal Urquhart in Jerusalem Monday December 22, 2003 The Guardian The Israeli defence minister, Shaul Mofaz, has warned Iran that Israel may take military action to destroy its nuclear capabilities. Speaking on Israeli radio in Farsi to an Iranian audience, the Iranian-born Mr Mofaz said that if the need arose to destroy Iran's capability, "the necessary steps will be taken". Iran has been trying to develop a nuclear capability for about 18 years and scientists believe that next year it will reach the point where it can manufacture a nuclear weapon without outside assistance. While Israeli politicians are divided on how to deal with their problems with the Palestinians, there is a cross-party consensus that Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons. Ephraim Sneh, a Labour MP, wrote this month: "If Iran approaches the point of no return, Israel will confront several tough alternatives. Acquiescing in the possession of nuclear weapons by those who vow to erase Israel from the map is not one of those options." A six-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead yesterday when Israeli soldiers opened fire at stone-throwers in a West Bank refugee camp, Palestinian medics said. guardian.co.uk