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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40082)	4/19/2004 3:30:29 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793963

I love Hitch. He is good. I particularly enjoyed this criticism of a WaPo columnist in the article Bill linked: To give an example of the latter school: E.J. Dionne in the Washington Post has just instructed his readers that Fallujah and the Sunni triangle would more likely have been under control the first time around, except that we refused the offer of help from the Turks. Well, the Turks surely would have liked to have gone in, especially in Kurdistan. I doubt that they had much interest in the Sunni triangle. Naturally, they refused us the right to use their ports when we quite rationally said "no, thanks, we owe the Kurds one."

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40082)	4/19/2004 3:53:34 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

I love Hitch. Ditto. He is on an interesting intellectual journey. A "911 Neocon," as I am, his leftist economic views are changing also. I hope he gets help with his Alcoholism. He is 55 now, and it will take him over in the next few years if he doesn't stop. Be a shame to have him go downhill.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40082)	4/20/2004 12:25:53 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

Ariel's got Bebe. That should do it. Netanyahu Adds Support To Plan for Gaza, W. Bank Associated Press Tuesday, April 20, 2004; Page A16 JERUSALEM, April 19 -- Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he would support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and four settlements in the West Bank and said Monday that Israel would invest tens of millions of dollars in remaining West Bank settlements. Netanyahu told Israel Radio on Monday that he decided to support the plan after President Bush declared that Israel would not have to absorb Palestinian refugees or evacuate major Israeli population centers in the West Bank in any peace deal. Netanyahu's approval of the plan, announced Sunday, was considered crucial for an upcoming Likud Party referendum. Netanyahu also said he was satisfied with Sharon's commitment to complete a separation barrier that Israel is building around major portions of the West Bank before the withdrawal begins. The projected path of the 450-mile barrier would cut deep into portions of the West Bank in order to surround several Jewish settlements. Palestinians fear the plan would strengthen Israel's hold over the West Bank, which they want as part of a future independent state. Netanyahu also reaffirmed Israel's commitment to other West Bank settlements that would remain outside the barrier and said he would approve tens of millions of dollars "to invest in the settlements beyond the main fence." Sharon told the cabinet on Sunday that he would forge ahead with his disengagement plan, while continuing to "hit the terror organizations and their leaders." On Monday, an Israeli soldier was wounded in an attack at the Hawara checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Nablus, and an Israeli was injured when two rockets were fired at the Gaza Jewish settlement of Nisanit, the army said. In the West Bank city of Hebron, soldiers shot tear gas at a group of about 20 children who were throwing stones. A Palestinian was shot and killed at a checkpoint near the Kissufim crossing in Gaza overnight, Palestinian security forces said. © 2004 The Washington Post Company