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To: tejek who wrote (220958)	2/26/2005 4:22:38 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1572859

Putin is a commie, always was always will be.

To: tejek who wrote (220958)	2/26/2005 6:42:35 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572859

Hi Ted, Looks like Syria next. Our last buddy, Israel, thinks they are the bad guys. So it goes... Israel Blames Syria for Suicide Bombing JERUSALEM - Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz blamed Syria on Saturday for a suicide bombing that killed four Israelis in Tel Aviv, and Israel's Army Radio reported that he also froze plans to hand over security responsibilities in the West Bank to the Palestinians. AP Photo Israeli security officials also said they may resume assassinations of the leaders of the militant Islamic Jihad group, which claimed responsibility Saturday for the bombing. The officials said on condition of anonymity that the recent cease-fire forged with the Palestinians no longer applies to Islamic Jihad, which has links to Syria. Syria rejected the claims. A Foreign Ministry official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said Syria "had nothing to do with the Tel Aviv operation and that this (Islamic Jihad) movement's office is closed in Syria." A resumption of Israel's targeted killings of wanted militants, which Israel recently agreed to halt, would likely mean the end of the cease-fire declared by the Israeli and Palestinian leaders at a Feb. 8 summit in Egypt. Although Mofaz blamed Syria for Friday night's bombing outside a nightclub, he did not immediately threaten retaliation against Israel's northern neighbor. Speaking at a meeting with defense chiefs, Mofaz said Israeli officials would go abroad in coming days on a diplomatic offensive to present the case against Damascus and the Islamic Jihad Palestinian militant group, Israeli Army Radio reported. "The defense minister ruled that Israel sees Syria and the Islamic Jihad movement as those standing behind the murderous attack in Tel Aviv," a statement from Mofaz's office said. Israel has repeatedly demanded that Syria close the headquarters of Palestinian militant groups in Damascus and end its support for other militant organizations. In September, a leader of the militant Islamic group Hamas was assassinated in Damascus. Israeli officials tacitly acknowledged involvement in the killing. In 2003, Israeli warplanes bombed a Damascus-area Islamic Jihad base in retaliation for a Jihad suicide bombing that killed 19 people at a restaurant in Haifa. "The defense minister said in his summing-up that Syria continues to support and give patronage to terror groups carrying out attacks, something that endangers the continuation of the peace process with the Palestinians and the stability of the region," the statement said. Also, security officials reportedly suspended the planned handover during an emergency meeting called in the wake of Friday night's attack. "With all our desire to move ahead with a process to which we are obligated, we cannot carry on and be indifferent to the murderous activities of the terrorist organizations," Mofaz was quoted as saying by Israel's Army Radio. Israel had pledged to withdraw from five West Bank towns within weeks after a Feb. 8 cease-fire declaration and allow Palestinian security forces to take over.