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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: HH who wrote (8030)	11/18/2004 4:57:07 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

Death threats against Belgian justice minister By ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS, Belgium Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx said Thursday she and other politicians had received death threats, a day after a senator who criticized fundamentalist Muslims was forced into hiding. "My name is in this letter," Onkelinx told reporters. News reports said two other lawmakers were named in the same threatening letter. "Of course the security services have to take this type of mail seriously," Onkelinx said. "Having said that, I don't think we should get into a panic. It may be nothing." The threats are being taken especially seriously because of the slaying two weeks ago in the neighboring Netherlands of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, allegedly by an Islamic radical. Van Gogh had produced a television movie critical of the treatment of women in Muslim families. Onkelinx did not reveal the names of those threatened at their own request, but the VRT television network said they were both lawmakers from Brussels, including one with North African origins. Senator Mimount Bousakla, 32, whose parents emigrated to Belgium from Morocco, went into hiding early this week after contacting police about receiving threatening telephone calls. VRT said a fifth legislator, liberal Corinne De Permentier had also received a threatening letter posted from Spain that complained about her criticism of the all-encompassing burka robes that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan made compulsory for women there. Bousakla last week criticized the official umbrella organization for Muslims in Belgium _ the Muslim Executive _ for not organizing protests against the killing of Van Gogh. Over the weekend, an unknown caller threatened "to ritually slaughter her," said an official from her Socialist party. Onkelinx was quoted as telling Belgian news media the threats received by other politicians were similar to those sent to Bousakla. Two years ago, Bousakla wrote a book, "Couscous with Belgian Fries," about the problems of being raised in between the Moroccan and Belgian cultures. She criticized forced marriages, the place of women in society and the role of men within the family. The Socialist politician also has openly opposed perceived radical and fundamentalist influences in Belgian mosques.

To: HH who wrote (8030)	11/18/2004 5:11:20 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 32591

The issue is that when fighting terrorist who do not obey to any law and in to many instances posed wounded or even raised their hands only to trigger an explosive when you come close makes it difficult to judge. To many soldiers died and/or were badly wounded in more than one instance after they were giving themselves up - yes many play by the rule, but to many are out to kill you and themselves. Urge every one to sign the petition - under duress is difficult to judge more so that your life is at real risk and you could be blown up in pieces without notice - the Marine judgement is justified under the circumstances after days the face to face fighting were way to many US soldiers died or were wounded