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To: E. T. who wrote (8175)	3/15/2004 12:28:15 PM
From: zonder	Respond to of 20773

If you read a bit about the suicide bombers, you will see that THEY have sought out Hamas et al, to become suicide bombers in the weeks leading up to their attacks, not otherwise. It's probably more effective that way, anyway, rather than grieving over the death of a family member and receiving a letter saying "Hello, would you like to kill yourself, too?".

To: E. T. who wrote (8175)	3/15/2004 1:18:53 PM
From: rrufff	Respond to of 20773

Normally, I wait to post from a neutral source rather than from an Israeli source, but assuming it is true, it reflects on your discussion. The terrorists actively seek out those who have suffered losses and whose anger would likely make them suicide candidates. The terrorist organizers have a goal and that is mass murder of civilians. They really do not care who they use, innocent or guilty, boys, girls, men, women, young, old, naive, knowing, that is not their issue. In fact, one of the recent observations after a blast was that the terrorists would use more women, as women seem to make it through the checkpoints with less intensive review. The terrorists won a battle as they were able to get the peace talks cancelled. Soldiers nab Palestinian boy with bomb By Arnon Regular and Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondents Israeli soldiers on Monday caught a Palestinian boy who unwittingly tried to carry a bag containing a suicide bomber's explosives belt through a West Bank checkpoint, an officer said. "Ten-year-old Abdullah works at the checkpoint transporting luggage from one side to the other," the officer, who identified himself only as Lieutenant-Colonel Guy, told Reuters. "[Someone] asked him to carry through a bag...and left," the officer said. "[The boy] just wanted to make money. We will release him. He's just a poor kid." The officer said a military policewoman at the checkpoint spotted wires protruding from the bag and stopped Abdullah. "The policewoman prevented a suicide attack [in Israel]," the colonel said. He said the explosive belt was also packed with nuts and bolts, which militants use to make bombs deadlier. It was also connected to a cellular telephone. Army demolition experts detonated the device in a controlled blast. The colonel said the device contained seven to 10 kilograms of explosives.