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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (127066)	3/23/2004 12:34:28 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

an unarmed blind quadruplegic old man in a wheelchair, You didn't mention that this old man also founded Hamas............IF he really cared one whit about -peace, he would have dismantled Hamas, stopped his people from striking unarmed civilians, and could have been the foundation brick of a peaceful solution in this region. Most of us notice he did none of this.

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (127066)	3/23/2004 6:53:46 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Now Jacob, that's not at all accurate, and it's not about "editing": "...nobody in America complains." When the deceased old guy in a wheelchair happens to be a terrorist, responsible for the deaths of many ordinary civilians, there is at least ONE person in America who complains — that would be you, as is evident here. When the other old guy in a wheelchair happens to be a baker or plumber or whatever Klinghoffer was, simply taking his wife on a cruise ship, then the rest of us complain. That is the difference. You can complain about the poor terrorist. We'll complain about the non-terrorist. Simple. Then you can complain quite some more about people stating that you're apologetic for terrorists. I realize it's a totally unfair bummer that murderous terrorists are held to a different standard, but — whoever said life is fair? Maybe Klinghoffer would agree. "When Israel kills in cold blood, for political reasons, an unarmed blind quadruplegic old man in a wheelchair, nobody in America complains. But when Abu Abbas killed an old man in a wheelchair, this was used for decades, to Incite further hatred of Arabs. It's all in the editing. "